OAS, Caricom Observer Missions pay courtesy call on President

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Georgetown : As Guyana heads for general and regional elections of May 11, several countries and organisations have dispatched observer missions to monitor the conduct of this historical event.

Members of the Organisation of American States (OAS) and a Caricom observer missions paid separate courtesy call on Head of State, Donald Ramotar yesterday at the Presidential Complex.

The observer missions intend to focus on electoral organisation, financing, and the equal participation of all citizens in the electoral process. At least seven internationally based observer missions are expected in Guyana. These include the United Nations, the Carter Center, the Commonwealth and the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). The observer mission members have signed onto protocols, that cover their actions during the election period, and they are expected to visit most of the 2,299 polling stations across Guyana.