GECOM intervention in CNS suspension being considered

GECOM Commissioners and other officials with opposition representatives on Wednesday. (GECOM photo)

Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally has assured opposition parties that the body is examining opinions on whether it can intervene to defer the suspension of the broadcast licence of CNS Channel 6 to some time after the upcoming polls.

He gave this assurance at a meeting on Wednesday with representatives of A Partnership For National Unity (APNU), Alliance For Change (AFC) and The United Force (TUF) to discuss the suspension, among other things, GECOM said in a statement.

The meeting followed a request by David Granger, APNU Presidential Candidate, Valerie Garrido-Lowe, Leader and Presidential Candidate of the TUF, and David Patterson of the AFC, for an audience with the Commission to discuss their stated concerns.

GECOM said at the meeting, the representatives of the respective parties were collective in their