Only 500 objections to voters’ list
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Only 500 objections to voters’ list

Monday was the final day for claims to be made for voters to be included on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE). Just seven more days remain for…

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GCCI concerned about attempts to remove names from Voters’ List
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GCCI concerned about attempts to remove names from Voters’ List

The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has noted with deep concern the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to have some 28,000 persons be removed…

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AFC optimistic of agreeing new electoral pact with APNU this week
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AFC optimistic of agreeing new electoral pact with APNU this week

The Alliance For Change (AFC) is anticipating that consensus on the terms of a new Cummingsburg Accord could be reached by the end of this week with its…

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Parliamentary democracy ‘collateral damage’ in gov’t’s efforts to overturn no-confidence vote -Jagdeo
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Parliamentary democracy ‘collateral damage’ in gov’t’s efforts to overturn no-confidence vote -Jagdeo

Parliamentary democracy in Guyana has been collateral damage in government’s resort to the courts to stave off the effects of the no-confidence motion passed against the David Granger-led…

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No foreign investigator will find Charrandass Persaud was bribed to vote for no-confidence motion – Jagdeo
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No foreign investigator will find Charrandass Persaud was bribed to vote for no-confidence motion – Jagdeo

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has stridently defended former government backbencher, Charrandass Persaud who created an almost one-year-old political crisis in Guyana by voting for an opposition-sponsored no-confidence motion…

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Badal, Hinds led “Govt.” promises 12% VAT, other sweeping tax measures
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Badal, Hinds led “Govt.” promises 12% VAT, other sweeping tax measures

The recently formed Change Guyana Party which is led by Pegasus Hotel proprietor, Robert Badal, as its Presidential Candidate and Chartered Accountant, Nigel Hinds, as its Prime Ministerial…

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I’m disappointed; I have not done enough – President Granger
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I’m disappointed; I have not done enough – President Granger

“I have been very much disappointed that we haven’t been able to bring matters to prosecution… not only corruption matters but also matters of crime and murder.” These…

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Potential elections observers given cold shoulder by GECOM
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Potential elections observers given cold shoulder by GECOM

Both the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), along with several international organisations, have written to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM)…

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DPI intensifies boycott of Guyana Times, Stabroek News on ads
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DPI intensifies boycott of Guyana Times, Stabroek News on ads

Having experienced discrimination in relation to the distribution of State advertisements since the assumption of the APNU/AFC coalition into office in 2015, the side-lining of Guyana Times by…

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Citizenship Initiative wants transparency from GECOM on decision making
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Citizenship Initiative wants transparency from GECOM on decision making

The Citizenship Initiative (TCI), one of Guyana’s newest political parties, is calling on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to be forthcoming with the public on the reasons behind…

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