Guyana News

Following a day of high emotion and smooth voting, Guyanese are anxiously awaiting the results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE) and based on a small number of polling statements collected by this newspaper it was a straight fight between the incumbent APNU+AFC and the opposition PPP/C with a smattering of votes for some of the new parties.

An allegation of attempted voter fraud sparked a standoff last evening at Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, where riot police were summoned to keep the peace.

Police were yesterday called to respond to a protest outside the Goed Intent/ Patentia Neighbour-hood Dem-ocratic Council (NDC) sparked by the allegation that forged national identification (ID) cards were being distributed for persons to vote.

A regional protocol setting out minimum standards for dealing with the COVID19 virus was agreed to by CARICOM Heads of Government at the 8th Special Emergency Meeting in Barbados on Sunday.

A number of persons were last evening arrested after they were allegedly found in possession of illegal firearms close to polling stations at St.

A window of the vehicle driven by United Nations Resident Coordinator Mikiko Tanaka was last night smashed by a robber and two laptops stolen.

Voters turned out in their numbers across Region Six yesterday to cast their votes to select the country’s next government in a process that saw early balloting and few issues.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) yesterday said that it is continuing to monitor and respond to the situation regarding COVID-19 – the coronavirus which is weeping across the globe.

As doctors can be held liable for negligent acts or omissions they may have committed, which result in injury/death to their patients, so too can hospitals, through the negligence of their employees. 

Four women are now hospitalised after they wounded each other in an armed altercation yesterday morning in Tiger Bay.

The mother of murder accused Davendra Ramdial took the witness stand last Friday to testify on his behalf. 

A man was asked to post $80,000 bail last Friday after he denied using a fraudulent licence plate on a car.

The Guyana Theological Training Institute Class of 2019 successfully graduated from the institution’s two campuses last month.

By Nigel Westmaas Nigel Westmaas is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at Hamilton College, New York  “The issue of the General Election is a matter of some uncertainty.

GECOM Chair, Justice (rtd) Claudette Singh and Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield held a press conference this evening to discuss how general elections went today.

Stabroek News will provide General Elections 2020 results from the Statements of Poll posted up outside of polling stations around Guyana as they become available. 

Unrest was continuing this evening at the Mon Repos Primary School on the East Coast after allegations by APNU+AFC that fake IDs were being distributed.

The police in Region 3 (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) were summoned to a polling station on the West Bank of Demerara where residents staged a protest after it was alleged that persons attempted to vote with fake ID cards.

Head of the European Union (EU) Observation Mission, Urmas Paet today said that the electoral process was “very smooth” as of midday with no complains/concerns.

With only two minor hiccups reported, the Guyana Elections Commission says that voting today got off to a smooth start and Chairperson Justice (rtd) Claudette Singh anticipates an “incident-free day”.