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May 27, 2025

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Gunraj: President acted within constitutional timeframe Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) opposition-nominated commissioners have accused Chairperson Justice Claudette Singh of usurping the role of the full commission by unilaterally signalling readiness for elections to be held on September 1, 2025. At a press conference held earlier today at Legacy House, Georgetown, Commissioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin, […]

May 18, 2025

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India is willing to consider any requests from the Government of Guyana for support to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) ahead of the General and Regional Elections scheduled for later this year. This was disclosed by India’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Amit Telang, during an interaction with local journalists at his residence at 121 […]

May 12, 2025

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that training is currently underway for temporary election staff ahead of the upcoming General and Regional Elections in Guyana. In a press release issued earlier today, GECOM disclosed that revised training manuals are now accessible on its website. These manuals comply with new statutory requirements introduced in December […]

May 9, 2025

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The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has allocated £750,000 to support a new Electoral Support Project in Guyana, aimed at enhancing institutional capacity and strengthening electoral processes ahead of the 2025 General and Regional Elections. According to a release, the initiative, launched in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Guyana and […]

April 24, 2025

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has distanced itself from an online link falsely claiming to be its official recruitment portal for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The misleading link,https://tinyurl.com/gecom-gy-recruitment, is not affiliated with GECOM. In an official statement, the Commission said no such online recruitment platform has been created by the body. GECOM is […]

April 9, 2025

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed that the employment contract of its Legal Officer, Kurt Da Silva, was not renewed following a majority decision taken at its Statutory Meeting on Tuesday. In a statement issued on Wednesday, GECOM explained that while Da Silva had received high performance scores in his recent appraisal, new and […]

March 21, 2025

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GECOM’s Chief Elections Officer, Vishnu Persaud, is pushing back against statements made by the agency’s Legal Officer, Kurt Da Silva, during a High Court hearing on the House-to-House verification case. The case was filed by PNCR Chief Election Scrutineer, Carol Smith-Joseph. In a public statement on Thursday, Persaud asserted that Da Silva, who was expected […]

February 20, 2025

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Vice-President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has reaffirmed that the Official List of Electors (OLE) will serve as the official voters’ list for the upcoming elections, amid claims that the list is bloated. He was responding to Opposition allegations that the number of cash grant registrants cannot be […]

January 28, 2025

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Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice Claudette Singh has highlighted a number of issues preventing the introduction of biometrics for the upcoming national elections later this year. Among them are legal and ethical concerns, technical challenges, the matter of inclusivity and security among others. The chairman through a press release sought to clarify […]

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GECOM Commissioners Divided over September 1 Election Date

India ready to consider any request from GECOM for support

GECOM training for temporary election staff underway

UK pledges £750,000 to strengthen electoral process ahead of 2025 polls

GECOM flags fake recruitment portal link

GECOM cites breaches of professional conduct for non-renewal of legal officer’s contract

GECOM CEO rejects legal officer’s court remarks

Jagdeo responds to ‘bloated list’ claims

Technical, legal, privacy matters among issues preventing biometrics for elections 2025

PAHO assistant director to address AI in healthcare, vaccination campaign in Guyana

Accused gas station bomber maintains he acted alone; court declines bid to free other defendants

CARICOM to step up reparations talks with King Charles

PAHO assistant director to address AI in healthcare, vaccination campaign in Guyana

Accused gas station bomber maintains he acted alone; court declines bid to free other defendants

CARICOM to step up reparations talks with King Charles