GS Jagdeo says ‘landslide victory’ secured with 10.6 per cent margin
September 4, 2025
The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) secured a landslide victory in Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections based on election result declarations by Returning Officers in all 10 Regions, posted online by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), along with 2,790 Statements of Poll (SOPs). PPP’s General Secretary and Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, at a press conference narrowed in on the results, drawing comparisons between the number of votes secured by the party in the 2020 and 2025 elections.
In 2020, the PPP/C won by a margin of 0.3 per cent, meaning it secured 50.7 per cent of votes compared to the combined opposition’s 49.3 per cent, winning with a difference of 6,390 votes.
This year, the PPP/C secured 55.32 per cent of the vote, compared to the 44.68 per cent for the combined opposition, 46,530 more votes than the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) and the other smaller parties combined.
“By any standard, this is a landslide,” the vice president told media at the PPP headquarters , Georgetown.
While GECOM is yet to officially declare the elections, Dr Jagdeo hailed the process as a moment of pride for the entire nation as voters exercised their democratic right in a “free”, “fair”, and “peaceful” manner.
Across all ten administrative regions, citizens cast their ballots freely, openly and without intimidation and every international observer mission confirmed the elections were peaceful, transparent and credible. He expressed deep gratitude to PPP/C supporters, particularly thousands of grassroots workers who tirelessly carried the party’s message to every community, even under difficult circumstances.
EU mission hails peaceful, orderly Guyana elections
September 3,2025
The European Union Election Observation Mission hailed Guyana’s 2025 General and Regional Elections on September 1 as peaceful and orderly. Chief Observer Robert Biedron told media,
” Guyana had its regional elections in a peaceful and orderly manner, voters queued patiently, polling stations opened on time and polling staff carried out their duties professionally and efficiently.”
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was commended for managing the elections efficiently. The EU mission pledged to continue monitoring the post-election phase, including the tabulation of results.
A final report with recommendations is expected in the coming weeks. The mission began its work on July 23 and deployed 50 observers across all ten regions on election day.The team, drawn from all EU member states and Norway, visited 253 polling stations, observing the process from the opening of polls to the counting and tabulation of ballots.
GECOM declared results for all 10 electoral districts, PPP/C emerges with clear majority
September 3, 2025
The incumbent People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) party is on track to secure an overwhelming victory in the 2025 General and Regional Elections, as the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) declared results for all electoral districts.
Based on results seen by the Department of Public Information (DPI), the PPP/C will secure a second term, winning 8 of the 10 electoral districts with 242,498 votes.
- The PPP/C has taken the lead in Regions One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Eight and Nine,
- while newcomer We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) snatched APNU’s stronghold: Regions Seven and 10, attaining 109,066 votes.
The PPP/C made history in Regions Four and Eight as they secured the most votes for the very first time in regions that historically supported the People’s National Congress/Reform-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU).
Six political parties contested the 2025 elections.
Venezuela to Deploy Ships to Oil Exporting Hub After USA Move
Bloomberg News | Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Venezuela will deploy vessels to a key oil-exporting hub near Colombia in response to the US’s decision to send warships to the southern Caribbean.
Venezuela’s ships, which will be larger than “patrolling” vessels, are headed north of Lake Maracaibo and the Gulf of Venezuela, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said. The vessels will be positioned in Venezuela’s oil cradle in a port key to both Chevron Corp.’s shipments to the US and PDVSA’s exports to China.
The move comes after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered the deployment of 15,000 troops, as well as surveillance drones, to the Colombian border to counter US military activities in the region. The US last week said it would send warships to waters off Venezuela to address what Washington sees as the threat from drug cartels.
Chevron’s Petroboscan oil venture, in Lake Maracaibo, pumps about 100,000 barrels a day of heavy asphalt crude that the company exports from the Gulf of Venezuela.
In May, about half of the company’s total output was shipped from the area to fuelmakers on the Gulf Coast, including Valero Energy Corp., Phillips 66, PBF Energy Inc., and Chevron’s Pascagoula refinery in Mississippi. In April, two out of seven ships bound for the US departed from Lake Maracaibo, according to Bloomberg data.
TTNGL director resigns
2025, 08/26
Former president of the T&T Manufacturers’ Association (TTMA) Roger Roach resigned as a director of the T&T NGL Ltd (TTNGL).
Notice of his resignation was posted on the T&T Stock Exchange stated, “Pursuant to Section 64(1)(b) of the Securities Act, 2012:
Trinidad and Tobago NGL Limited (TTNGL) advises that effective August 22nd 2025, Mr Roger Roach has ceased being a director of TTNGL.”
Appointed as a director of TTNGL last March, Roach said, “Out of my departure from the NIB (National Insurance Board) board I thought it prudent to resign from TTNGL as I was representing NIB on this board.”
TTNGL is a subsidiary of wholly state-owned National Gas Company, which has 25 per cent controlling interest through the ownership of 100 per cent of the class A ordinary shares of the company. The remaining 75 per cent class B ordinary shares are listed on the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange. The NIB is the single largest class B shareholder with a 12.74 per cent stake in TTNGL.
In its condensed interim financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2025 the company noted that following the announcement of the revocation of licences issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Department of Treasury, regarding the exploration of gas fields in Venezuela, management reviewed its impairment assessment of the company’s shareholding investment in the Phoenix Park Gas Processors Ltd (PPGPL).
This review was conducted based on the assessed most likely outcomes and risks associated with updated inputs and cash flows provided by PPGPL and National Gas Company. This assessment resulted in the recognition of an impairment loss of TT$85.2 million and consequently a loss after tax of TT$35.8 million (2024: profit after tax of TT$46.7 million).
TTNGL’s loss per share for the half-year was TT$0.23, compared to earnings per share of TT$0.30 for the corresponding period in 2024.