City business slows to a trickle

The Courtyard Mall on Robb Street boarded up (Rae Wiltshire photo)

Following the delay in the release of final results from Monday’s general elections, many businesses in the city’s commercial zones remained closed yesterday.

Although businesses in Georgetown usually open at about 8:30AM each day, a midmorning visit found several popular businesses along Regent and Water streets with their doors closed and their security grills lowered.

While the Guyana Elections Commission Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally as well as members of the local and foreign observer missions have