APNU launches local gov’t campaign

APNU yesterday announced the launch of its campaign for local government elections and coalition leader David Granger said he was confident that the Donald Ramotar administration would sign the outstanding reforms of the system into law.

At a news conference yesterday, APNU said it is moving forward with its preparation for local government elections, which it believes will take place in the third or fourth quarter of 2014. The Partnership has indicated that by participating in the elections it hopes to reinstate democracy at the grassroots level to ensure that the people of the various constituencies have as much a say as is legally permissible in decision making where the administration of their individual constituencies is concerned.

In a statement, the Partnership said it will be looking to “protect democratic institutions,” thereby ensuring that people are