FRIDAY 17th FEBRUARY, 2023
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No. 106997
Guyanese head to Local Government polls on June 12
MINISTER of Local Government and Regional Development Nigel Dharamlall has written to GECOM Chairperson Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, appointing June
12, 2023 as the date for the conduct of Guyana’s next Local Government Elections (LGE). The date was chosen based on the work plan that was submitted by the Guy-
ana Elections Commission (GECOM) to the Minister. It was last week Tuesday that GECOM approved the work plan for LGE, paving the way for the secretariat to proceed with the imple-
mentation of the relevant statutory and administrative activities for the elections in the 80 Local Authority Areas (LAAs) countrywide. Guyanese have been anticipating the hosting of
LGE for some time now. It is at the LGE that Guyanese are given the opportunity to vote for the councillors that will constitute their Local Authority Areas (LAAs). Guyana has 70 Neighbour-
hood Democratic Councils (NDCs), and 10 municipalities, inclusive of Georgetown. (See full story on page 3)
Enhancing cooperation
President, Dr. Irfaan Ali, on Thursday, met with the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Assistant Director General and Regional Representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mr. Mario Lubetkin and Minister of State for International Co-operation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Reem Al Hashimy, and their respective teams, on the sidelines of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in The Bahamas (Office of the President photos)
Economic growth to hover PG above 25 per cent 02 — over next three to four years, Dr. Singh says — underscores marked shift from APNU+AFC’s public consumption philosophy to significant public investment drive
PM Phillips:
Increasing energy demands being addressed through sustainable PG projects 12
Babita Sarjou’s exhusband sentenced to 22 ½ years, coaccused gets 18 ½
— State to appeal
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New Chamber looks to boost trade, investment between Guyana, UK PG17