Jagdeo calls on GECOM Chair to explain ‘patently illegal’ decision on uncollected ID cards
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Jagdeo calls on GECOM Chair to explain ‘patently illegal’ decision on uncollected ID cards

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo says that the decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to remove from the Official List of Electors (OLE), persons who have not collected…

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Constitutional requirement to vote is to be registered, not to have an ID card – former GECOM Chair
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Constitutional requirement to vote is to be registered, not to have an ID card – former GECOM Chair

As the issue of uncollected national identification (ID) cards continues, former Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr Steve Surujbally had said back in 2011 and 2015…

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GECOM Chair will hold press conference on November 8
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GECOM Chair will hold press conference on November 8

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chair, (ret’d) Justice Claudette Singh S.C told reporters last Tuesday that she will hold a press conference to address matters related to GECOM’s preparations…

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AFC writes APNU for clarity on ‘key issues’
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AFC writes APNU for clarity on ‘key issues’

Adamant in its position that the APNU+AFC prime ministerial (PM) candidate for the upcoming general elections must come from within its ranks, the AFC has written to its…

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EU offers help to monitor elections coverage
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EU offers help to monitor elections coverage

There could be help from the European Union (EU) for monitoring of elections coverage. Recently, representatives of the EU visited the Guyana National Broadcasting Authority (GNBA) and met…

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GECOM chair justifies action regarding ID cards
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GECOM chair justifies action regarding ID cards

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh said her decision to verify the existence of the 25,000 persons who would have registered in 2008…

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President To Meet Ramjattan Today
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President To Meet Ramjattan Today

President David Granger and Leader of the Alliance For Change, Khemraj Ramjattan, will meet today as the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and AFC work to hammer…

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Pegasus hotel owner, accountant launch political party
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Pegasus hotel owner, accountant launch political party

Robert Badal, owner of the Pegasus Hotel and Guyana Stockfeeds Incorporated, has teamed up with Nigel Hinds to launch a new political party ‘Change Guyana’ to contest the…

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H2H registrants’ list riddled with errors, duplicate names – PPP
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H2H registrants’ list riddled with errors, duplicate names – PPP

With the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) having published the list of persons registered during the House-to-House exercise this year, it turns out that the list is littered with…

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Badal says won’t renegotiate Exxon deal if elected
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Badal says won’t renegotiate Exxon deal if elected

The current Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) this country has with an ExxonMobil subsidiary will not be renegotiated under a Robert Badal-led government as the Change Guyana Party (CGP)…

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