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BY A PARTNERSHIP FOR NATIONAL UNITY Tuesday, 1st November 2011 GECOM APPROVES APNU LISTS OF CANDIDATES FOR THE GENERAL AND REGIONAL ELECTIONS The Guyana Elections Commission on Saturday last, (29th October 2011), approved the Lists of Candidates submitted by A Partnership for National Unity, (APNU) and confirmed by letter of the same date that APNU has satisfied all the requirements to contest the General and Regional Elections. On Nomination Day, APNU submitted Lists of Candidates to contest all of the ten Regional Democratic Councils, all ten Geographic Constituencies and the National Top-Up List for the National Assembly of the Parliament. After the submission, GECOM requested APNU to remedy, during the statutory period provided for this purpose, a few defects, which, they had identified. The original of the two photocopies of the supporting Nomination Signatories Documents which were submitted for each of the 21 Lists were requested and these were subsequently submitted. A few candidates who appeared on APNU Lists of Candidates were disqualified since their names appeared on Lists of other parties submitted earlier: (Region 8: five persons; Regions 2 and 7 one person each). The candidates names on the Lists presented earlier took priority. These candidates were replaced by APNU. The other minor defects were also rectified. The total number of candidates now approved by GECOM for APNU is four hundred and fifty-nine (459) as follows; Regional Elections: three hundred and twenty-seven (327) of whom one hundred and thirty-eight (138) are females; Geographical Constituency Elections: forty-five (45), of whom nineteen are women; National top-Up List: eighty-seven (87), of whom twenty-nine are women. APNU candidates reflect the CEGGO principle Competence, Ethnicity, Gender, Geographical, Generational and Occupational diversity which has already been explained to the media. The Lists, therefore, provide a unique balance of competent people of all ages from all geographic regions of Guyana, all ethnic groups and occupations. Women and youth are well represented, and the Partnership is confident that its Lists present a competent and

experienced team to lead the Government of National Unity after the General and Regional Elections. Among the candidates are all members of the Leadership Council, previously made public by APNU. New faces include, outstanding indigenous leader from Surama, North Rupununi, Mr. Sydney Allicock, who recently won the prestigious Anthony N Sabga Caribbean Award for Excellence for his public and civil contributions, his commitment to sustainable development and the livelihood of hinterland residents; Businessmen, Charles Ceres; SAV Paul, Ali Majeed Mazarool, Ronald Bulkan and Morris Wilson; University professors, Dr. David Hinds and Rishi Thakur Srithackoor; Agriculturalists, Dr. Kenneth Sealey and Dr. Vernon Mc Pherson; Accountants, Junior Garett and Jaipaul Sharma; Attorneys-at-Law Michael Summersaul, Joseph Harmon and Trenton Lake; Women on the Lists include, Journalist, Nicole Telford, Dr. Karen Cummings, Management Consultant, Sandra Jones, Lecturer, Gentian Ann Miller and Gem Ann Roberts. Among the many young people included in the List are, Administrator, Annette Ferguson, Lecturer, Tabitha Sarabo, Youth leader, Christopher Jones, TV Journalist, Malika Ramsey, Technician, Ganesh Mahipaul, Manager, Gulab Bulkan, Attorney-at-Law James Bond, Youth leaders, Mimi Fernandes, Nickola Dalrymple, Shondel Hope, Belinda Harris and Mark Walkes. Over the coming days APNU will release the profiles and photographs of its four hundred and fifty-nine (459) candidates for the benefit of the public. A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) Secretariat 121 Regent Road Bourda, Georgetown Tuesday, 1st November 2011