The bill to postpone Local Government Elections (LGE) is likely to be re-laid almost immediately following the parliamentary recess, according to President Donald Ramotar.
Ramotar had previously refused to assent to the Local Authorities Elections (Amendment) Bill, which is needed to legally postpone Local Government Elections (LGE) in any given year, after the parliamentary opposition amended it to cater for the run off of the polls by August 1.
Local Government Minister Norman Whittaker recently told Stabroek News that Cabinet was yet to discuss a new bill on a