As the Guyana Elections Commission prepares for the holding of General and Regional Elections on March 2, 2020 efforts are being made to work with the Ethnic Relations Commissions (ERC) to improve the Media Monitoring capabilities of both agencies.
Speaking with the media following yesterday’s statutory meeting Government-nominated commissioner Vincent Alexander explained that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is currently being negotiated. This MoU once signed will see GECOM and the ERC collaborating as envisioned in the Representation of the People Act. Their joint efforts will focus on monitoring and responding to racially charged publications during the 2020 Election Period.
Additionally Alexander noted that a proposal has been made to empower Chief Election Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield to employ temporary staff to fill four essential positions.