Category: Politics

The Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) is stepping up its campaign to ensure that all political parties adhere to the stipulated code of conduct during this year’s elections campaign season. Last Friday, the commission commenced a two-day workshop titled “Training for Part-time Media and Elections Campaign Monitors” at the Georgetown Club. The workshop’s objective was to train monitors to observe, and record the information being disseminated to the public at political meetings. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, ERC Chairman Bishop Juan Edghill stated that this is the first…

By Michael Younge The ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic is the last major party to select its 2011 presidential candidate, but top officials say that Guyanese can expect this announcement to be made by early April. Speaking with Guyana Times International, PPP General Secretary Donald Ramotar said he is aware that some in the public domain, like some long-time supporters, are growing impatient, but the announcement will be made in “a matter of weeks”. He said that the party did not want to take too long to select its candidate,…

Executive member of the People’s Progressive Party, Robert Persaud, said he is willing to serve in whatever capacity is thrust on him, as talk of him being considered as a likely presidential candidate of his party continued to spread. Guyana Times International was told that Persaud, the agriculture minister, had resisted efforts by party groups who wanted to nominate him as one of the contenders for the presidential candidacy. The PPP has indicated that five of its executive members have offered themselves as potential presidential candidates. These are Home Affairs Minister…

Presidential candidate of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Brigadier (ret’d) David Granger, says he is committed to his party’s stance on alliances with other opposition parties to contest the upcoming National and Regional elections. However, he said, those who elected him must decide whether he should cede his position for a consensus candidate in a joint opposition alliance. “The members of the party who elected a presidential candidate didn’t nominate a prime ministerial candidate… so they want answers. If they went through the process to elect somebody as a…

Amid speculations that Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud could be a late nominee to vie for the position of presidential candidate of the People’s Progressive Party, the PPP Executive Committee on March 3 announced that it is moving ahead with the process of nominating its candidate for this year’s Regional and General Elections. Persaud has repeatedly denied that he was interesting in the position. In a statement, the committee said that, “the interested potential presidential candidates were given another opportunity on March 2 to expound on subjects such as national unity,…

There needs to be concerted effort to encourage youth involvement in the political process, as the current political landscape seems to be unattractive to young people. This is according to leading politicians, who have dished out solutions that they perceive to be necessary to ensure that the country’s future leaders are enthused to lead. Robert Persaud, former chairman of the Progressive Youth Organisation (PYO), the youth arm of the People’s Progressive Party, told Guyana Times International: “The wider society must be more receptive, as well as those involved in political…