The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the appointment of Beverley Critchlow as Assistant Chief Election Officer (ACEO), filling one of the several senior vacancies within the Commission’s Secretariat.
The appointment was finalised at Tuesday’s statutory meeting of the Commission, where GECOM Chair retired Justice Claudette Singh proved to be the crucial vote as government and opposition-nominated commissioners were split on Critchlow’s appointment.
Government-nominated Commissioners Sase Gunraj, Clement Rohee and Manoj Narayan voted to appoint Critchlow as the new ACEO, while opposition-nominated Commissioners, Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman voted against the confirmation. Critchlow previously served as a Returning Officer and Voter Registration Manager at GECOM prior to her retirement.