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Canadian Govt. offers electoral help to GECOM
Director of the Central America and Caribbean Relations Division of the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, Johanna Forest, recently paid a courtesy call on the Chairman of the Guyana Elections
GECOM Chairman, Dr. Steve Surujbally, (centre) meets Director, Johanne Forest. At right is Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Dr. Nicole Giles.
Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally.
Forest, who was accompanied by the Canadian High Commissioner, Dr. Nicole Giles, was there to discuss a number of issues pertaining to the Commission’s current situation as it relates to the approaching General and Regional Elections.
According to GECOM, during the discussion, Forest was comprehensively briefed by Dr. Surujbally on the Commission’s current state of preparedness for the successful management of the upcoming elections, as well as those particular areas of importance currently being addressed by the Commission, as it enters full election mode.
“The Chairman disclosed that GECOM has since begun to put in place a variety of logistical and administrative arrangements for the effective management of the forthcoming elections. The training of polling day staff, printing of manuals, as well as the roll-out of GECOM’s Civic and Voter Education programme, are activities currently in progress.”
Also emerging from the discussion were the ways in which the Canadian Government can be of assistance to GECOM as the Commission assiduously endeavors to effectively and efficiently manage the upcoming General and Regional Elections in a transparent, free and fair manner.
“GECOM’s Chairman carefully noted that, as an elections management body, the Commission will continue to work within its power in collaboration with its various partners, to ensure continuous credibility in all electoral activities in Guyana.”
Elections are to be held on May 11, according to a recent announcement by President Donald Ramotar.
Guyana is headed into early elections after the ruling party; People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) faced a no-confidence vote in Parliament by the Opposition.
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