GECOM hoping to finalise polls date today

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) should be ready to declare a prospective election date today, according to government-nominated commissioner Vincent Alexander.

“We made a decision to make a decision tomorrow on our final work programme for elections,” Alexander joked with reporters yesterday following another four-hour meeting of the commission.

He later elaborated that the commission is “hoping” to be able to finalise the election work programme and to be able to communicate to President David Granger a prospective time, which may spill over to next year.