The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has accepted assistance from the Canadian Government in the form of their former Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Jean-Pierre Kingsley, who will provide GECOM Chair Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh with advice on best practices on operational matters.
According to opposition-nominated commissioner Bibi Shadick, Kingsley’s current exploratory visit will end today following a week of meetings with the Commission, Secretariat and other interested groups, including political parties.
“He was here to observe and to see what advice or help he could give so he wanted to hear from persons,” she told Stabroek News in an invited comment, before adding that while he is scheduled to leave today, he is expected to return before the holding of general and regional elections.
