Daily Archives: September 14, 2019

Guyana Politics: GECOM seeks to shorten deadlines to hold elections this year – governing coalition

September 14, 2019 – 12:51 am

Also: Jagdeo: GECOM Chair said working for elections before end of year  (see below)

Posted by: Denis Chabrol in Elections, News, Politics September 13, 2019

In picture: David Patterson and Cathy Hughes of the Alliance For Change, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley of the Working Peoples Alliance, Jaipaul Sharma of the Justice For All Party, and Volda Lawrence and Amna Ally of the People's National Congress Reform.Top representatives of the governing coalition were told by the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Retired Justice Claudette Singh that she hopes to be ready for elections late this year.

Shortly after a meeting with the seven-member commission, leader of the coalition’s delegation, Volda Lawrence told reporters that GECOM would seek to shorten some administrative deadlines to be ready for general elections this year.          Continue reading →

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UK Parliament: John Bercow: I’ll Stop Boris Johnson Breaking the Law on Brexit – commentary

September 14, 2019 – 12:46 am

Commons Speaker issues direct challenge to ministers threatening to ignore legislation

Rowena Mason and Owen Bowcott | The Guardian UK

John Bercow has threatened Boris Johnson that he will be prepared to rip up the parliamentary rulebook to stop any illegal attempt by the prime minister to take the UK out of the EU without a deal on 31 October.

In a direct warning to No 10, the Speaker of the House of Commons said he is prepared to allow “additional procedural creativity” if necessary, to allow parliament to block Johnson from ignoring the law.        Continue reading →

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GCA: Guyana Folk Festival wraps up with Family Fun Day event in Crown Heights

September 14, 2019 – 12:38 am
Tangerine Clarke
(From left) President of the Guyana Tri-State Alliance Patricia Jordon-Langford; Guyana Consul General to New York Barbara Atherly; First Lady of Guyana Sandra Granger; and President of GUM Sherif Barker-Fraser, join Public Advocate for the City of New York Jumaane D. Williams and his daughter.
BY TANGERINE CLARKE
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Sunny skies warmed hearts and spirits during the GCA Family Fun Day, the final event of the 2019 Guyana Folk Festival, in Crown Heights on Sept. 1.

“The day was filled with nice-ness and one-ness,” according to Dr. Vibert Cambridge, president of the Guyana Cultural Association. “The Children’s Village was the site of innovations.”                Continue reading →

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Guyana Politics: Liberty & Justice Party: Leader Lenox Shuman Shares Ideas from LJP Manifesto – Video

September 14, 2019 – 12:03 am

Guyana Politics:

LIBERTY & JUSTICE PARTY’S LENOX SHUMAN SHARES IDEAS FROM LJP’S MANIFESTO

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