Commonwealth Observer Group begin work in Guyana, ahead of September poll (The Commonwealth)
August 25, 2025 – The Commonwealth
Equality Bahamas Founder Alicia Wallace featured in The Commonwealth on August 25, 2025.
From The Commonwealth:
The Commonwealth Observer Group as part of its mandate will report on whether the elections have been conducted in accordance with the standards to which Guyana has committed itself, including its national law, regional and international commitments.
From today, the Group will meet with various stakeholders, including civil society representatives, political parties, the police, Guyana Elections Commission, citizen observers, and the media.
From August 30, the Group will be deployed in small teams across the country to observe the voting, counting, and results process.
On election day, they will observe the opening, voting, closing, counting, and results management processes, and issue an interim statement on their preliminary findings on September 3.
The group will depart Guyana on September 7, after preparing a draft of the final report which will then be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretary General before being shared with relevant stakeholders.
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Members of the Commonwealth Observer Group
Chairperson: Mrs Fekitamoeloa Katoa ‘Utoikamanu, former Cabinet Minister of Tonga
The Commonwealth Observer Group members, in alphabetical order by country name, are:
Mr Shahariar Sadat – Deputy Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Justice, BRAC University – Bangladesh
Ms Alicia Wallace, Women’s rights activist – The Bahamas
Ms Angela Taylor, Former Chief Electoral Officer – Barbados
Mr Darrell Bradley, Former President of the Belize Senate and Mayor of Belize City – Belize
Mr Ademola Adeeko, Digital media strategist and communications professional – Nigeria
Mr Demion McTair, Communication lecturer, and award-winning journalist – Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Ms Terry Dale Ince, Developmental specialist and human rights advocate – Trinidad and Tobago
Ms Robinah Rubimbwa, Mediator and peace activist – Uganda
Mr Ben Graham Jones, Electoral Expert – United Kingdom