Elections ongoing in 178 indigenous villages across the country

-93 villages completed thus far

-Some 16 females elected

DPI, Guyana, Monday, June 4, 2018

Elections are ongoing in 178 Indigenous villages across the ten Administrative Regions in Guyana, of which 93 villages were completed thus far.

Of Toshaos, Senior Councillors and Community Development Council (CDC) Chairpersons elected, sixteen (16) are women. In fact, in Region One, nine women were elected as village leaders.

Below is the list of villages and their leaders:

Region	Villages	Toshao/Senior Councillor CDC Chairperson	Gender
1	Sebai	Raymond James	Male
1	Baramita	Sharmain Rambajue	Female
1	Four Miles	Lloyd Adolphus	Male
1	Chinese Landing	Orin Fernandes	Male
1	Kokerite	Sherman Edwards	Male
1	Waikarebi	Rimple Williams	Male
1	Kariako	Limbert Henry	Male
1	Warapoka	Allan Henry	Male
1	Assakata	Peter Jospeh	Male
1	Kwebanna	Paul Pierre	Male
1	Waramuri	Learmond Emanuel	Male
1	Manawarin	Shambach John	Male
1	Father’s beach	Geneieve Vansluytman	Female
1	Santa Cruz	Cherie Pearson	Female
1	Santa Rosa	Whanita Phillips	Female
1	Mora	Murphy Rodrigues	Male
1	Parakese island	Terrence Edwards	Male
	Santa Rosa and Island	Sharon Atkinson	Female
1	Huridiah	Tracy Hetsburger	Female
1	Kamwatta(Moruca)	Ronald Benjamin	Male
1	Karaburi	Angela Gildharie	Female
1	Koko & Island	Karen Williams	Female
1	Kumaka	Eleini La Rose	Female
1	Rincon	Zebedee Williams	Male
1	Wallaba	Zakarie LaCruz	Male
2	Wakapoa	Howard Cornelius
2	Akawini	David Wilson
3	Santa Mission	Hilton Williams	Male
4	St. Cuthberts	Beverly Clenkian	Female
6	Cashew Island	Kenki Yaimo	Male
7	Batavia	Oren Williams	Male
7	Kaburi/72 Miles	Germain Welcome	Male
7	Karrau	Romeo Smith	Male
7	Kurutuku	Solomon Lewis	Male
7	Isseneru	Brando Joseph	Male
7	Kangaruma	Ronald Joseph	Male
7	Tasserene	John Spencer	Male
7	Arau	Kranner Jacobs	Male
7	Kaikan	Marlon Williams	Male
7	Ominike/Kambaru	James Edmonds	Male
7	Chinoweing	Jonah George	Male
7	Wax Creek	Lourna Williams	Male
8	Taruka	Orville Lazarus	Male
8	Monkey Mountain	Lincoln Singh	Male
8	Paramakatoi	Gideon John	Male
8	Tuseneng	Sabastian Scipio	Male
8	Kamana	Bonita Xavier	Female
8	Waipa	Norbert Andrew	Male
8	Kaibarupai	Emran Austin	Male
8	Kopinang	Fred Bill	Male
9	Katoka	Grennison Rogers	Male
9	Semonie	Denneuza Dorrick	Male
9	Yupukari	Russian Dorrick	Male
9	Fly Hill	Uriel Charles	Male
9	Quatata	Joseph Dorrick	Male
9	Kaicumbay	Ovid Brown	Male
9	Shulinab	Nicholas Fredericks	Male
9	Quiko	Ronald Ignatius	Male
9	Potarinau	Carl Albert	Male
9	Katuur	Brian Melville	Male
9	Shriri	Raymond Griffith	Male
9	Baitoon	Joesph Edwin	Male
9	Parikwaranau	Cyril Anthony	Male
9	St. Ignatius	Denis Benedict	Male
9	Kumu	Brenda Gomes	Female
9	Quarrie	Phillip Bareto	Male
9	Nappi	Guy Fredericks	Male
9	Hiowa	Sylvester Francis	Male
9	Parishara	Roy Andrew	Male
9	Moco Moco	James George	Male
9	Yakarinta	Jackson Joel	Male
9	Massara	Arnold Bartholomew	Male
9	Kwaimatta	Kevin Edwards	Male
9	Toka	Delano Davis	Male
9	Annai Dristrict	Zacharias Norman	Male
9	Annai	Zita Henrico	Female
9	Wowetta	Arnold Moses	Male
9	Rupetee	Suresh Andries	Male
9	Kwatamang	Lakeram Haynes	Male
9	Surama	Jackie Allicock	Female
9	Fairview	Martin Carter	Male
9	Rewa	Rudolph Edwards	Male
9	Apoteri	Kenny Thomas	Male
10	Great Falls	Nicole Daniels	Female
10	Kimbia	Rickey Boyle	Male
10	Wiruni	Wayvon King	Male
10	Hururu	Winsbert Benjamin	Male
10	Wikki-Calcuni	Ken Campbell	Male
10	Malali	Orlayne Williams	Male
10	Muritaro	Loretta Fiedtkou	Female
10	SandHills	Andre Lindy	Male
10	Rockstone	Flagan Carter	Male
10	Riversview	Keneth Edwards	Male

 

This process of Village Council Elections began on May 15, 2018 and will run until June 15, 2018.

To be elected as a Toshao, a person must be eligible to stand as Councillor and should not have held the position for the two terms immediately preceding his or her nomination. These elections are held every three years.

By: Synieka Thorne.