FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 05, 2025
VOLUME 119, No. 36
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NO CHANGE!!!! GUYANA JAMAICA ELECTIONS: ELECTIONS: ALI SECURES HOLNESS WINS THIRD SECOND TERM TERM
GUYANA’S GOVERNING People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) won another term in Monday’s general elections, according to results published by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). This positions President Dr. Irfaan Ali for a second term as the country’s oil boom reshapes its politics. The PPP/C won about 242,451 votes, up from 233,336 in 2020, more than doubling the count of its nearest rival. Continued on Page 3.
President Elect Dr. Irfaan Ali and his wife acknowledge the PPP/Civic win with Dr. Ali signaling another victory with a raised index finger.
Prime Minister elect Andrew Holness rings the bell of victory, the third consecutive victory for the Jamaica Labour Party.
PRIME MINISTER ANDREW HOLNESS has secured a third term in office, according to the preliminary results from Jamaica’s fractious parliamentary election. The results released early on Thursday showed that Holness’ Jamaica Labour Party won at least 34 seats in last Wednesday’s (Sept.03) vote. The governing party’s main challenger, the People’s National Party, secured 29 of the 63 seats in parliament. That saw the opposition party’s leader Mark Golding concede defeat in an election which was dominated by concerns over inequity and the economy, and marred by allegations of corruption and low voter turnout. “Make no mistake about it, this was and posted on X that the win was not just for his party but for the people. not an easy victory,” Holness told supporters after declaring victory, Continued on Page 3. according to the Jamaica Observer,