Candidates for Bartica’s historic municipal elections are stepping up their campaigning for Friday’s vote amid heightened public interest over a group of independents challenging the governing APNU+AFC and the opposition PPP/C.
The Bartica Indepen-dent Green Alliance (BIGA) has created waves in recent weeks as a good showing at Friday’s Local Government Elections (LGE) could change the political dynamics in the community.
During a visit to Bartica on Wednesday, Stabroek News tried to interview candidates contesting in all nine First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) constituencies. BIGA representatives were the only ones who were willing to talk freely. Most of the APNU+AFC candidates did not want talk
