Local gov’t polls possible in December, Bulkan says

Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan referring to a report in the Mirror newspaper during yesterday’s debate. (Keno Henry photo)

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) has indicated that it could be ready to hold the long-awaited local government elections by December, according to Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan.

Bulkan, speaking on the Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2015 that was eventually passed in the National Assembly yesterday,