THE A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) coalition presented to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) a youthful list of candidates for its contest in the 10 Geographical Constituencies.

In a release, the party explained that the National Assembly comprises 65 seats, 25 of which are filled by candidates extracted from the Geographical Constituency List, and 40 by candidates extracted from the National Top-Up List.

The APNU+AFC has 86 candidates on its National Top-Up list, and 45 on its Geographical Constituency List. And while some duplicates may be witnessed, this is allowed according to law.

Those on the List for Region One (Barima-Waini) include senior teacher at the North West Secondary School, Ronald Cox; Pamela Forde; Rachael Benjamin; and Rennita Williams.

Representing Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) are PNC/R Representative Shurwayne Holder; Region Two, National Congress of Women (NCW) Chair Dacia Jones; PNCR Representative Darul Khan, and Minister of Business Haimraj Rajkumar.

From Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are Regional MP John Adams; Region Three Information Officer Ganesh Mahipaul; PNCR Regional Chairperson Thandi McAllister; Regional MP Mervyn Williams, and Suruj Singh.

Those from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica) include Haslington/Grove Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chair, Maureen Philadelphia; Attorney-at-Law James Bond; Guyana Youth and Student Movement (GYSM) Chairman Ryan Belgrave; Past Chairman of the Buxton/ Foulis NDC Deon Abrams; Minister of Telecommunications Catherine Hughes; Natacha Flue-Bess; Tamara Khan; Deonarine Ramsaroop; and Sheik Yaseen.

On the List from Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) are AFC Region Five Regional Management Committee (RMC) Chair, Allison Bourne; PNCR Youth Leader Vinceroy Jordan; Region Five Member of Parliament (MP) Jennifer Wade, and Tiffeny McFarlane-Mentore.

From Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) are First Vice-President of Move on Guyana, Dineshwar Jaiprashad; New Amsterdam Mayor and Town Council Social Committee Councillor Patricia Lynch; Educator, Colin Bynoe; Regional MP, Donna Mathoo; and Regional MP, Barbara Pilgrim.

On the List from Region Seven ( Cuyuni-Mazaruni) are Bartica’s youngest constituency councillor, Estiva Lake; Former Deputy Mayor of Bartica, Nageswari Kamal Lochanprasad; CEO of Hopkinson Mining, Shawn Hopkinson; and Minister of State Dawn Hastings-Williams.

To represent Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) are Mahdia Chambers of Commerce Executive Director Daniel Fraser; Norma Sebastian; and Richard Sinclair.

From Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) are Toshao of Yupukari Village, Russian Dorrick; Executive Member of the Guyana Action Party (GAP), Muacir Baretto; and AFC Representative, Lilian Joseph-Cumberbatch.
Representing Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) are AFC Region 10 Chairman Devin Sears; Regional MP Jermaine Figueira; Junior Agriculture Minister Valerie Adams-Yearwood; and Charles Gittens.
The APNU+AFC handed in their Geographical Constituency List as a part of their General Elections List on Nomination Day on Friday at the Umana Yana.

The Geographical Constituency List must see at least 150 to 175 nominators from each of the 10 Constituencies (Regions).

The list should also include no more than 45 candidates, and must have a 1/3 representation of women for the collective Regions.

Each political party must contest in at least six (6) Geographical Constituencies, and in at least 13 of the 25 seats available.

President David Granger has stated that he is satisfied with the process of the Coalition’s selection of candidates as the party’s lists contain a balance of youth and gender.

He told reporters on Friday: “I’m very satisfied that we went through the process, and we’ve got the best list and it’s a winning list. We have a proven record, and the lists of persons that we have submitted, I’m very sure, will be able to do proud in the National Assembly and in the Regional Democratic Councils and, of course, in the Cabinet.”