42 h. ago PPP won these elections because of brilliant strategy and relentless work

Dear Editor, When the elections were called, I weighed 162 pounds. Yesterday, I came in at 151. Over the campaign period I did not change diet or anything of the sort. The article PPP won these elections because of brilliant strategy and relentless work appeared first on Stabroek News.

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43 h. ago WIN’s challenge will be to show it can function effectively in a parliamentary democracy

Dear Editor, In my last Sunday’s column before the elections, I predicted, “ the PPP will obtain a comfortable majority of some 36 seats with PNC 23, WIN 5 and AFC 1.”  The article WIN’s challenge will be to show it can function effectively in a parliamentary democracy appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 d. ago Uneven playing field favoured incumbent PPP/C – EU Election Observation Mission

The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU-EOM) yesterday reported that from preliminary observation, Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections were competitive and peaceful but overshadowed by the electorate’s fragile trust in the electoral system, while highlighting the existence of an unfair playing field in favour of the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C). The article Uneven playing field favoured incumbent PPP/C – EU Election Observation Mission appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 d. ago Over 250,000 electors in key APNU, PPP strongholds did not vote

– Region Three 45,000 – Region Four 141,000 – Region Six 49,000 – Region Ten 17,000 Kaieteur News – For the 2025 General and Regional Elections, over 250,000 electors in key districts controlled by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) and A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) did not turn out to vote at Monday’s polls. […] The post Over 250,000 electors in key APNU, PPP strongholds did not vote appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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9 d. ago PPP/C’s neverending methods for corruption and wasteful spending

Dear Editor, The PPP/C has a tendency to run around granting wishes to communities crying out of neglect regarding roads, water, electricity etc. The article PPP/C’s neverending methods for corruption and wasteful spending appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago PPP/C’s reinstating Burnham’s visionary free education policy suggests an urgent grab for votes

Dear Editor, I watch and listen to the daily diet of shameless dishonesty coming from the PPP/C head honchos trumpeting with a straight face, their main election campaign slogan of free education at the University of Guyana (UG), no doubt to deceive our youths that this is somehow a new PPP/C virtuous initiative, when, the truth is that it was this very same PPP/C which so uncaringly abolished free UG education in 1994, before the majority of our population was born. The article PPP/C’s reinstating Burnham’s visionary free education policy suggests an urgent grab for votes appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago PPP seeks to move 14 polling places from public buildings to private homes

Opposition objects, storms out of GECOM meeting Kaieteur News – With just three days left before September 1 General and Regional Elections, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) nominated commissioners on Thursday requested that 14 polling stations be moved from public buildings to private residences. The request was made during a statutory meeting of the Guyana […] The post PPP seeks to move 14 polling places from public buildings to private homes appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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1 week ago PPP/C must come clean that they now restore free UG education they banned 33 years ago

Dear Editor, I watched and listened to the daily diet of shameless dishonesty coming from the PPP/C head honchos trumpeting with a straight face, their main election campaign slogan of free education at the University of Guyana (UG), no doubt to deceive our youths that this is somehow a new PPPC virtuous initiative, when, the […] The post PPP/C must come clean that they now restore free UG education they banned 33 years ago appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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1 week ago Distinct possibility that seats allocation in 2025 will not be dissimilar to 2020

Dear Editor,  Elections 2025 are just five days away, with PPP/C, APNU, and WIN leading the campaign for state power and control over oil revenues. The article Distinct possibility that seats allocation in 2025 will not be dissimilar to 2020 appeared first on Stabroek News.

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1 week ago 50 percent cut in electricity tariffs will come in next term – Jagdeo tells Enmore

At a public meeting in Enmore, East Coast Demerara, last evening General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Bharrat Jagdeo promised that electricity costs would be reduced by 50 percent if the party wins the September 1st elections. The article 50 percent cut in electricity tariffs will come in next term – Jagdeo tells Enmore appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago This lust for power resembles past acts of political oppression

Dear Editor, A number of political parties are complaining of unfair treatment and government interference in the current electoral process. CRG would like to remind the PPP/C that their renewed popularity is rooted in their struggle for democracy and the upholding of the rights of the electorate. The article This lust for power resembles past acts of political oppression appeared first on Stabroek News.

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2 w. ago PPP not worried FGM’s legal challenge could stall elections – Pres. Ali

Kaieteur News – President Irfaan Ali has said that the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) is not worried the general and regional elections could be delayed as a result of legal proceeding being filed by Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) against the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The party is challenging the elections body over its omission […] The post PPP not worried FGM’s legal challenge could stall elections – Pres. Ali appeared first on Kaieteur News.

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2 w. ago Rice farmers to benefit from price stabilisation fund if PPP/C re

If the PPP/C wins the September 1st general elections, thousands of rice farmers across Guyana will see major relief through the establishment of storage facilities and a price stabilisation fund to guarantee them fair prices and timely payments. The article Rice farmers to benefit from price stabilisation fund if PPP/C re-elected – President appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago The PPP/C’s campaign has suffered degradation in standards in contrast to an issues based opposition

Dear Editor, The PPP/C’s elections campaign has taken a nasty turn. The article The PPP/C’s campaign has suffered degradation in standards in contrast to an issues based opposition appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago I will vote for the PPP/C because the Opposition is incapable of confronting these issues

Dear Editor, For the past two general elections, I voted for the PPP/C, and I will vote for them again. The article I will vote for the PPP/C because the Opposition is incapable of confronting these issues appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago Jagdeo says PPP confident of outright win, dismisses `hypotheticals’ about hung parliament

General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said the party is not contemplating a post-election scenario involving coalition arrangements, insisting it is on track to secure an outright victory in the September 1 general and regional elections. The article Jagdeo says PPP confident of outright win, dismisses `hypotheticals’ about hung parliament appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago PPP/C is the only political party in Guyana’s history that fought for, defended and expanded women’s rights

Dear Editor, As a young woman under 30, I am honestly appalled at the posts I’ve been seeing from other young women saying they won’t vote in the September elections because “there’s no choice” on the ballot. The article PPP/C is the only political party in Guyana’s history that fought for, defended and expanded women’s rights appeared first on Stabroek News.

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3 w. ago We have the records of APNU, the AFC and PPP/C on Exxon, now the electorate must decide on possible alternatives to managing our oil

Dear Editor, You were right in your editorial (5 August) to question whether Azruddin Mohamed can stop Exxon from getting away with (i) its current rapacious deal and (ii) dictating policy that is detrimental to this country, the environment and earnings. The article We have the records of APNU, the AFC and PPP/C on Exxon, now the electorate must decide on possible alternatives to managing our oil appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 w. ago Norton tells Wismar rally PPP/C will remove electricity subsidy

-wants sustainable agriculture for region In an emphatic plea to the Region 10 electorate, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Presidential Candidate Aubrey Norton last evening warned that another term of the PPP/C government would see the taking away of the town’s electricity subsidy compared to his government’s continued support and string of measures to develop industries to offset the costs while simultaneously lifting the region out of poverty. The article Norton tells Wismar rally PPP/C will remove electricity subsidy appeared first on Stabroek News.

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4 w. ago PPP/C failed on one of its major manifesto promises: reopening sugar estates, turning around industry

With general elections less than a month away, the governing PPP/C has failed to live up to its manifesto promise of reopening all shuttered sugar estates and turning the industry around. The article PPP/C failed on one of its major manifesto promises: reopening sugar estates, turning around industry appeared first on Stabroek News.

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