Young people call for end to racial voting

– at AFC Youth Night event

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Youths are concerned about the ethnic divide and “traditional racial voting” which they believe plagues General Elections in Guyana. Speak-ers at a Youth Open Night which the Alliance For Change (AFC) hosted on Friday called for an end to this practice.

Guyanese youths want better education, employment opportunities and a safe country to live in. However, above these wants is a need for ethnic unity and an end to the traditional division between the two major ethnic groups…..


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