Category: Politics

Ramotar wins presidency in 2011 Guyana polls

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After some delay and anxiety by the Guyanese populace, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that Donald Ramotar, a trained economist of the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has been declared the next president of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. Official results released by Gecom shows that the incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic has won the 2011 General and Regional elections for the fifth consecutive time. Chief Election Officer Gocool Boodoo made the revelation during a press conference on Thursday afternoon, three days after ballots were cast countrywide. According to…

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Election results have not been compromised – Surujbally

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Guyana Elections Commission Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally has told the media that the election results that are presented to the nation have not been compromised. He noted that GECOM’s A team of seasoned and battle-tested professionals have carried out an extremely successful elections. “If there were minor glitches, such developments were created by others, we have followed and continued to comply with the legal requirements and all other statements to the contrary are false and provocative. Accordingly, I call on all concerned to accept the official results of the elections…

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AFC concedes defeat, but upbeat about holding balance of power

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By Samuel Sukhnandan The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Wednesday stated that their party is not likely to win the general elections, given the preliminary reports of the ballots counted, but the party is optimistic about holding the balance of power in the 65-seat National Assembly when it convenes. Party leader Raphael Trotman said despite this, the AFC will continue to make strides in winning the hearts of Guyanese, who are ready to accept change and development. Trotman said, “As we speak the AFC can confirm that our party would…

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CARICOM observers say Guyanese elected government ‘under good conditions’

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A PRELIMINARY statement issued on Wednesday by the CARICOM Electoral Observer Mission said that Guyanese on November 28were given the opportunity, ‘under good conditions’ to elect a government. The 19 persons comprising the team were deployed in eight teams of two each and one of three to cover Election Day activities. On Election Day, one team was deployed in Regions 3, 5 and 10 respectively; two teams to Region 4 and four teams to Region 6. In addition to the “Scope of Services” provided by the CARICOM Secretariat, the teams…

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Major parties call for peace ahead of polls

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The two Major political parties contesting Monday’s general and regional elections – the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic and the A Partnership For National Unity – are calling for peace. In a statement issued on Wednesday, APNU’s presidential candidate David Granger denounced any form of incitement and violence, and urged his members, supporters, friends, and the general public to work towards the peaceful conduct of general and regional elections on Monday. Granger said APNU, together with other contesting parties, freely signed the Code of Conduct for Political Parties Contesting the 2011…

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AFC, APNU prefer unity govt in case of election deadlock

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BY ARIANA GORDON  The Alliance For Change (AFC) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Wednesday committed to forming a government of national unity if none of the parties contesting the upcoming elections wins a clear majority to form a government. Responding to a question posed by a member of the audience at the Merundoi Incorporated Presidential Forum held at the Theatre Guild on November 15, both presidential hopefuls, Khemraj Ramjattan of the AFC and David Granger of APNU said a government of national unity is a must. “We…

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Women have the power to make a difference – Sandra Ganger

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A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on November 15 reached out to women at a forum which highlighted the challenges women face and how the party plans to address these if it wins the upcoming elections. Held at the Georgetown Club under the theme, “Sisters: amidst the challenges let your hand make the difference”, women were encouraged to stand up and make a difference in this election season. They were also urged to take nothing for granted as the presenters, who were all women, encouraged their colleagues to make a…

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Private Sector joins calls for Election Day to be declared national holiday

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The Private Sector Commission has joined the Federation of Independent Trades Union of Guyana (FITUG) calling on the government to declare November 28, Election Day, a national holiday. “We feel that making elections day a holiday would remove some pressure from the security forces. Making the day a holiday would also give freer access to the polling stations by employees and electors. We also believe that it will encourage a larger voter turnout, which is necessary if the true will of the populace is to be reflected in the polls,”…

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Political parties urged to honour election code of conduct

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By Michael Younge  The five political parties that are to contest this year’s general and regional elections signed the Guyana Elections Commission’s revised Code of Conduct for Political Parties at a simple ceremony held at the Umana Yana in Georgetown on November 11. The persons that signed on behalf of the political parties were the presidential candidates: Donald Ramotar of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic, David Granger of A Partnership for National Unity, Khemraj Ramjattan of Alliance For Change, Peter Persaud of The United Force, as well as a representative…

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Fiber-optic cable would create thousands of jobs for Guyanese – Ramotar

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By Indrawattie Natram  Thousands of Essequibians Saturday morning converged at the Anna Regina Car Park in Region Two in show of their support for the re-election of Peoples Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) at the November 28 polls. The rally was chaired by Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh who did an excellent job, much to the delight of the large gathering. Region Two Chairman, Alli Baksh; National Toshoa Council Chairman, Yvonne Pearson; assistant youth director, Daveanand Ramdatt and Darthmouth Neighbourhood Democratic Chairman, Cornel Damon outlined to party supporters and well wishers the…

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