Western envoys promise elections support

Even as they continue their call for local government elections here, western envoys yesterday said that they will give electoral support when the time comes for local or general elections.

“The government of Canada, I can say, will be heavily engaged in ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections in Guyana as they have in the past,” Canadian High Commissioner Nicole Giles said yesterday at a press conference hosted by Canada, the US and the UK on the situation in the Ukraine.

She pointed out that her mission here has been giving its support in the call for the holding of local government elections as they play an