Guyana News

Justice Brassington Reynolds was yesterday forced to adjourn the Bharrat Jagdeo libel suit after his lawyer  and the chief witness failed to turn up.

Seven persons are now homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their Lot 24 John Street, Werk-en-Rust home yesterday and an occupant had to be treated at the hospital for burns.

After some semblance of normalcy returned to Georgetown during the morning hours, businesses did another swift shutdown yesterday afternoon when the elections results were announced.

The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GT&T) is offering significant reductions in outbound international rates to all destinations, effective from December 1.

Magistrate Sueanna Lovell yesterday remanded a Brazilian national when he appeared in the Georgetown Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge of uttering a forged document and conspiracy to commit a felony.

A 40-year-old labourer who allegedly assaulted a woman because she did not allow him into her bedroom was yesterday placed on $20,000 bail after he appeared before Magistrate Sueanna Lovell at the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court.

If one has the ability and will to be objective, to learn from negatives and positives, and to be fair in applying experiences for a better future, there is so much to take away from Monday’s polling and the aftermath, up to yesterday.

GECOM this morning released the final results of the general and regional elections.

Although celebrating securing the presidency, the PPP/C this evening blamed voter apathy for the party’s loss of its parliamentary majority.

The Alliance For Change tonight said it is pleased that Guyana has entered into a new political dispensation following the declaration of results for the General and Regional Elections 2011.

Paul Hardy, Leader of the Guyana Action Party, and its members have expressed deep condolences at the passing of Everall Franklin, Co-leader and MP of GAP/ROAR.

Amid tensions in the city this evening and the gathering of persons in various parts of Georgetown, the four presidential candidates are preparing to issue a joint statement.

PPP/C presidential candidate Donald Ramotar is to be the country’s next president, the Guyana Elections Commission announced at around 4.20 pm.

(Trinidad Guardian) Investigators probing the alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and three of her cabinet colleagues have revealed there was a well-orchestrated plan to create a major distraction in the country and immediately after, kill Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and the three Cabinet members. A

(Barbados Nation) The ‘Talk That Talk’ singer says her year keeps on getting better, after being nominated for four Grammy awards at the industry event yesterday.

The declaration of the official results of the 2011 General and Regional Elections will be made by Gocool Boodoo, Chief Election Officer, Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) today at 2 pm.

Opposition coalition, APNU this morning called for all the parties to sit together and verify the Statements of Polls, particularly for Region Four, after saying that it has evidence of manipulation of results.

For the first time since it began contesting general elections in 1964 as the party of businessman, Peter D’Aguiar, The United Force is unlikely to win a seat at this year’s general elections.

With 62% of votes already counted, the Alliance For Change has already surpassed its tally from 2006 based on partial results today from the Guyana Elections Commission.

Partial results released by GECOM early this morning show that the PPP/C is ahead in six regions, APNU in three and the AFC in one.