The Government of Canada through the local High Commission has signed an agreement that will see it offering Cdn$20,000 ($2.8M) worth of support to the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom).
The agreement, which was signed at Gecom’s office yesterday morning, is the latest effort by the international community to support the holding of local government elections in Guyana.
Local government elections, which will be run off in 71 local government areas on March 18, are being held for the first time in 22 years. Yesterday, Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield noted that as an addendum to the