Good and Green Guyana explained

Good and Green Guyana (GGG) was a political party in Guyana.

History

The party was established in 1994 by former Prime Minister Hamilton Green after he was expelled from the People's National Congress,^[1] and was initially named the Forum for Democracy,^[2] before becoming Good and Green Georgetown. The 1994 Georgetown City Council elections saw GGG defeat the PNC and PPP, allowing Green to become mayor.^[3]

In 1995 the party was renamed Good and Green Guyana.^[1] In the 1997 general elections it received only 0.4% of the vote and failed to win a seat.^[4] It did not contest any further elections.^[5]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/07/guyana-politics-a-party-in-search-of-its-former-glory/ GUYANA-POLITICS: A Party in Search of its Former Glory
2. South America, Central America and the Caribbean 2002, Psychology Press, p453
3. http://insightgy.com/guyanas-local-government-story/ Guyana’s Local Government Story
4. [Dieter Nohlen|Nohlen, D]
5. Nohlen, p365