Abuse of state resources gave PPP/C the elections edge – Granger
APNU Leader David Granger has identified the lower than anticipated voter turnout and the PPP/C’s abuse of state resources during the campaign as the main reasons why his party did not secure the presidency at November’s elections. Assessing the performance of the party he led into the polls, Granger told Stabroek News that while A [...]
Hamilton says ex-opposition backers netted votes for PPP/C
Although the PPP/C would have seen its votes dip significantly at the November 28 polls, PNCR-member-turned-PPP/C-supporter Joe Hamilton says it is erroneous to claim that the public endorsement of Donald Ramotar’s candidacy by figures previously associated with the opposition did not result in votes for the incumbent party. Hamilton’s views were echoed by former Guyana [...]
Opposition likely to scrutinize Amaila Falls project in National Assembly
With the opposition feeling that there are still too many unanswered questions surrounding the Amaila Falls Hydropower project, the entire project is likely to undergo scrutiny in the National Assembly in the days ahead. The opposition parties A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and Alliance For Change (AFC) say that they will be using the [...]
AFC won’t seek PPP/C help for Nagamootoo Speaker bid
Although the AFC is continuing to lobby for Moses Nagamootoo to be Speaker when the new Parliament is convened, party leader Raphael Trotman yesterday insisted that it will not try to seek support from the PPP/C. Trotman told Stabroek News yesterday that the AFC was against negotiating with the ruling party over the position of [...]
Sheila Holder eulogized for tireless consumer rights, political activism
Late Alliance For Change (AFC) Vice-Chairperson Sheila Holder was yesterday remembered by relatives, friends and colleagues as a selfless woman who worked tirelessly as a consumer advocate and politician to ensure better lives for Guyanese. While Holder’s political colleagues remembered her as a forthright politician who advocated the cause of the ordinary citizen, her sister, [...]
Long-standing defects in electoral laws must be addressed
While describing the hung parliament as presenting a “great opportunity” for Guyana, constitutional expert Haslyn Parris believes that the parties must address long-standing systemic deficiencies in the electoral laws or the country will remain in a quagmire as it relates to proper governance. “It is a great opportunity which should lead to improvement in the [...]
Kwayana urges revival of community-level governance
Calling for a new dispensation in the way Guyana is governed, former WPA executive member Eusi Kwayana is advocating that there be a revival of community-level governance systems that existed in the immediate post-emancipation era. Reformation in executive power at the national level should be accompanied by a return of governance at the community level, [...]
Elections outcome could bring national healing, says Kwayana
With the outcome of the recent general elections, former WPA executive member Eusi Kwayana believes Guyana has its best opportunity to end years of bitter rivalry between the major races and he says now is the ideal time for the political parties to work towards a national unity government. Guyanese of Indian and African descent [...]
No formal government post for me – Jagdeo says
Former president Bharrat Jagdeo says he will not be taking up any formal position in a Donald Ramotar-led administration, but he is prepared to assist the new president in a more informal way. He also rejected views that he had
Ramotar says prepared to work with all parties
Faced with running a minority government for the first time in Guyana’s history, president-elect Donald Ramotar says he is prepared to work with all political parties to take Guyana forward. In a brief comment to Stabroek News last evening, Ramotar said that he accepted the results and was ready to work towards building Guyana. “I [...]
PPP/C, APNU in tight race
The major parties appealed for calm yesterday as results from the elections continued to trickle in and figures from the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and the AFC pointed to a possible close race for the presidency between the ruling PPP/C and opposition coalition APNU. The PPP/C last night called on GECOM to make preliminary results [...]
Minority win could see compromise or no confidence vote
While all parties are seeking an overall majority in tomorrow’s election, should it happen that the poll produces a winner who commands less than 51 per cent of the votes, Guyana could have a minority government which is dependent on compromises with other parliamentary parties to ensure the passage of legislation in the National Assembly. [...]
Focus on electing AFC to end culture of corruption – Ramjattan
In his final public pitch to the electorate before tomorrow’s poll, Alliance For Change (AFC) presidential candidate Khemraj Ramjattan last evening urged Guyanese to remain focused on electing his party so that it can change the culture of corruption and indecency that has gripped Guyana. “Come November 28th we have to do something about the [...]
PPP/C could struggle to get 50% of votes-Jeffrey
The incumbent PPP/C could struggle to gain 50 percent of the votes at the upcoming elections because of internal changes within the party in addition to its failure since 2006 to address some critical issues of concern to Guyanese, former PPP/C minister Dr Henry Jeffrey says. Jeffrey, who recently endorsed APNU, opined that the opposition [...]
First-time voters cite jobs, education as critical issues
Mervin Lawrence feels that the November 28 polls are important for the future of Guyana and that young people need to realize this. “The elections are very important because Guyana needs a change and young people should be very active in the change. What happens now will affect us in the future,” he said. At [...]