Category: Politics

The People’s National Congress Reform has urged the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to intervene into what it calls ‘obstacles’ in the registration of voters during the “claims and objections” period. The party also wrote GECOM about avoiding the mixing of election matters with Ethnic Relations Commission Chairman Bishop Juan Edghill. The party believes that the government is doing nothing to ensure the timely distribution of birth and marriage certificates from the General Registrar’s Office to eligible voters who have not yet been registered because of the absence of these documents.…

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…Clarke says town hall meetings are rejuvenating The People’s National Congress Reform says the ongoing town hall meetings which form the basis for the selection of its presidential candidate are creating a rejuvenation of the party in the eyes of many Guyanese. PNCR General Secretary Oscar Clarke made this disclosure amid public speculation that some of the five nominees would back out. He told Guyana Times International that the newly-adopted process is living up to its purpose, as the created hype is now forcing some of the nominees to petition…

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Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee said that government is aggressively working to establish its National Intelligence Agency, as well as on installing Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the city, warning that, in this election year, “shady opposition elements will be monitored”. Rohee made the comments at a news briefing last Friday at his office. He said that, this year, the ministry will aggressively pursue implementation of projects under capital and current programmes of the 2011 budget, as well as push for completion of those projects which have been carried…

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People’s National Congress Reform activist Joan Baveghems was, on Monday, 17 December, sworn-in as that party’s newest Member of Parliament, replacing the former shadow finance minister Winston Murray, who died last year.  Baveghems took the oath  of office administered by Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs, before the presentation of the 2011 Budget by Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh.   In a statement issued later, the PNCR said that long-serving party activist Baveghems, of 564 East Ruimveldt, Georgetown, has been extracted from the top-up list of the PNCR/1G candidates for…

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The Alliance For Change said it will be launching its 2011 elections campaign two weeks hence at the Ocean View International Hotel. Boasting of an expanded membership base and riding on claims that Guyanese are disenchanted and need new leadership, the minority opposition party will launch its campaign on January 29. The party’s campaign consultant, Salaudeen Nasrudeen, told the media that a recent study he carried out countrywide revealed many citizens, particularly youth, women and businessmen, are calling for change.  He reflected that the poor voter turnout in 2006 was…

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President Bharrat Jagdeo, whilst reiterating an intention to hold general elections this year, has challenged People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) leader Robert Corbin to produce proof of his allegations that there are plans to defer those elections. Last week, Corbin claimed the president is trying to find a way to remain in office beyond his constitutional two-term mandate, and had sought three legal opinions on how this could be done.  But, last Saturday, the president challenged Corbin to prove that he had sought legal opinions on the matter by naming…

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