With Local Government Elections (LGE) over, residents of Bartica are hoping that the historic vote rejuvenates their community and addresses key problems like unemployment.
In the First-Past-the-Post contests on Friday, APNU+AFC won eight constituencies and the PPP/C won one. In the Proportional Representation contest, APNU+AFC won six seats, the PPP/C won two seats and the Bartica Independent Green Alliance (BIGA) won one seat. Bartica was gazetted as a new town last year.
Speaking to Stabroek News on Saturday, Bartica resident Wally Khan said that while the party he voted for did not win,
