CARICOM Observers visit Polling Places in Guyana’s Elections
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The CARICOM Elections Observation Mission were Monday visiting polling stations to monitor the voting process in Guyana’s 2 March General and Regional Elections.
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The 17-member Mission began their visits with the 6:00 a.m. opening of the 2,339 polling stations across the country, and will continue until the polls close at 6:00 p.m. The Members will then gather for a debriefing session, after which they will issue a Preliminary Report.
The CARICOM Observation Mission is led by Chairperson of the Saint Lucia Electoral Commission Ms Cynthia Combie Martyr and also includes: Mr John Jarvis and Ms Carolyn Thomas Parker from Antigua and Barbuda; Mr Phillip Turner from The Bahamas; Ms Lesa Collins and Mr Leonard Walters from Barbados; Ms Alix Boyd-Knight and Ms Jennifer Astaphan from Dominica; Ms Yves Marie Edouard from Haiti; Mr Glendon Bennett and Mr Lenworth Sterling from Jamaica; Mr Gasper Jn Baptiste from Saint Lucia; Mr Lionel Sydney Osborne from Saint Kitts and Nevis; Mr Sylvester King from St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Mr Renuka Raghoe from Suriname; and Ms Fern Narcis-Scope and Dr Noel Kalicharan from Trinidad and Tobago.
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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has said there are 661,000 eligible voters who will chose from among 11 political parties contesting the general and regional elections.
Source: CARICOM TODAY