Rumours yesterday effectively transformed Georgetown into what most people described as a ‘ghost town’ as stores everywhere closed and persons could hardly be seen around the city, while results of the general and regional elections were yet to be disclosed.
The shutting down of the city was the result of rumours which surfaced of a potential protest but this, however, did not occur.
At around 14:00 hrs yesterday, this newspaper took to the streets to evaluate what was happening and observed that