Albert “Bulldog” Cromwell, the independent candidate who has been charged with the unlawful wounding of a member of the Team Benschop for Mayor Campaign, is still eligible to contest the upcoming elections.
Deputy Chief Elections Officer Vishnu Persaud, explaining the position of the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom), quoted the Local Government Elections Act, which says at
Section 40(2) that no person shall be qualified to be elected as a councillor, if he is, on the qualifying date…serving a