Guyana’s Minister of Local Government, Ronald Bulkan announced on Thursday that Local Government Elections will be held on November 12, 2018.
The announcement was made during an address to Toshaos from across the country who are presently in Georgetown for the National Toshaos Conference. Bulkan said the order would be gazetted by the end of Thursday.”
Already G$2.1 billion was approved in the 2018 National Budget for the holding of the local polls to elect neighbourhood, village and town councils.
The Minister’s announcement came one day after General Secretary of the opposition People’s Progressive Party, Bharrat Jagdeo announced that his party would more than likely name its presidential candidate for the 2020 General and Regional Elections before the end of the year.
