Caribbean & Central America - January 2006 (ISSN 1741-4458)

In his New Year's address, the president of Guyana, Bharrat Jagdeo, said that his government would like to see elections held within the constitutionally due date of 4 August and that, whatever the outcome, all parties must respect the results. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has mentioned a late July date as the most likely for the holding of polls. However, with registration of the electorate off to a slow start, there has been some concern among the major political parties that the date will be pushed back.

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