Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield yesterday said that while as of December 31st, 2019, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will no longer possess the funds it needs to conduct elections on March 2nd, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has assured the Commission that the monies will be provided.
This was revealed to the media during a press conference at the Commission yesterday morning.
Asked whether GECOM has the requisite funds needed to facilitate elections prompted by the no-confidence vote of December 21st, 2018, Lowenfield confirmed that the Com-mission was indeed in possession of funds to facilitate elections. $5.3 billion was provided to GECOM in budget 2019, and an additional $3.5 billion was provided via supplementary appropriations in May 2019.
