UGSS hosting students’ forums for contesting parties

At least three of the groups contesting next week’s general elections have agreed to participate in forums with students of the University of Guyana (UG) beginning today.

The University of Guyana Students’ Society (UGSS) has organised the forums due to its unsuccessful efforts to facilitate debates between the presidential and prime ministerial candidates of the two major groups contesting the May 11th elections.

So far, the candidates leading the APNU+AFC coalition, the National Independent Party and the Independent Party are scheduled to meet students today and on Friday, while The United Force (TUF) and the United Republican Party have indicated that they