“We are ready” – GECOM Chairman
November 25, 2011 – Demerara Waves
Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr. Steve Surujbally says the body is ready for the 2011 General and Regional Elections scheduled for Monday.
“We are ready,” he declared to a group of local and foreign observers at the Hotel Tower Friday afternoon.
He, however, pointed that GECOM has had to shift polling stations after the owners of a number of privately-owned premises rescinded approval for them to be used.
While alternative locations have been located, Surujbally said mobile polling stations are on standby in case others pull out at the last minute. He noted that as far as possible, government buildings like schools are used as polling stations. Read more
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