Guyana News

A family of seven is homeless after a fire of unknown origin destroyed their Lot 24 John Street, Werk-en-Rust home.

(Barbados Nation) Prime Minister Freundel Stuart collapsed in the reportedly crowded sergeants’ mess of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) headquarters at St Ann’s Fort around 2 p.m

(De Ware Tijd) PARAMARIBO – The mortality rate among HIV infected people in Suriname is dropping.

(Trinidad Express) Police, who found several weapons in and outside the home of a Central businessman, up to late yesterday, were trying to determine if the weapons are linked to an alleged plot to assassinate Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and three Government ministers.

(Trinidad Express) A man described by police as an ex-United States of America soldier was one of four other persons served with detention orders signed by National Security Minister John Sandy yesterday.

The presidential candidates at Monday’s general elections have called for calm even as chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Dr.

Below is a table showing the preliminary 2011 elections results as they are released by GECOM.

President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday announced that the security forces are fully mobilised and on alert in the city to prevent any violence, while sounding a warning against attempts to mislead people into taking to the streets over the elections results.

Guyana has received a lower ranking for public sector corruption, which the local transparency watchdog said does not bode well for investor confidence as it urged reforms to ensure greater accountability by public officials.

The decomposing body of a woman with a wound to the neck was last evening found aback of the Bedford Methodist Church at Camp Street and North Road.

Chairman of the Electoral Assistance Bureau (EAB) Fr Malcolm Rodrigues yesterday said that Monday’s attack on an EAB observer and a Presiding Officer by a PPP/C candidate was “quite disturbing” and warrants a lawyer’s letter.

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.

By Johann Earle Head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) Electoral Observer Mission, Professor Gordon Shirley called the 2011 polls an improvement over past elections and lauded the Guyana Elections Commission’s “significant” preparations ahead of voting, although he pointed out areas of concern such as the slothfulness of results and polling place irregularities.

By Johann Earle Head of the Commonwealth Observer Mission Denis Marshall says the group has concluded that Monday’s general elections represented a further strengthening of the democratic processes but the playing field for the poll campaign was not level, given that state resources, including state media, were used in the interest of the ruling party.

A convoy through the city by supporters of opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) saw increased police presence along the streets of the capital yesterday.

Opposition coalition A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) yesterday said it will not accept the results unless several anomalies in the process were explained by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).

The Alliance For Change (AFC) yesterday said that it will hold the balance of power in the next parliament saying that no party is likely to win a majority when GECOM makes the official announcement about the winner of Monday’s poll.

Police yesterday said that the body of the man who was fatally shot during an armed confrontation with police ranks carrying ballot boxes at Maripa Dukwari Landing, Cuyuni River, on November 27, 2011, was identified by his mother to be that of Dwayne Little known as “Tattoo Man”.

Everall Franklin, the leader of the Guyana Action Party (GAP) and Member of Parliament died yesterday morning at a city hospital following a period of illness.

Guyana Elections Commis-sion (GECOM) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said yesterday that the recent discovery of a broken seal in the compound of the East Ruimveldt School was no big deal as there are multiple seals on ballot boxes to prevent the likelihood of tampering.