The Guyana Press Association (GPA) yesterday announced that it is far advanced in its plans for the holding of its Annual General Meeting (AGM) slated for Sunday at which office-bearers will be elected for the next two years.
“All eligible persons shall be allowed to vote in accordance with the GPA’s Constitution. Voting will be done in secret. In addition to continuous registration, based on the now more than one-month old notice for the meeting, numerous media workers have completed their registration and updated their dues. A membership drive was conducted and direct visits to media houses were done as well as options for bank transfers and payment by mobile money,” a release from the association said.
It added that registration and verification will not be conducted on the day of the AGM.
According to the association its elections were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its attendant restrictions, but registration and renewal were always open throughout that period.
“Every effort has been made to ensure that the elections will be free, fair and transparent. We have invited a number of ob-servers for Sunday’s pro-cess,” the release stressed.
The Returning Officer for Sunday’s election is attorney-at-law Ronald Burch-Smith.
Incumbent President Nazima Raghubir and immediate past president Neil Marks are both vying for the position of President.
