Historic elections for the Bartica town council on March 18 could see an independent group shaking up traditional voting in the community and this has resulted in rising tensions with the governing APNU+AFC coalition which has the most to lose.
It was President David Granger who had vowed last year to transform traditional APNU/PNCR stronghold, Bartica into a town if elected and ironically now that the way is paved for the first vote for a municipal council, the ruling coalition faces a challenge from the Bartica Independent Green Alliance (BIGA).
While BIGA reportedly features candidates who have had ties to both APNU+AFC and the PPP/C, it is the governing coalition which could lose significant support to BIGA which includes Holbert Knights who was a former
