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In the wake of the fiery violence that erupted Monday night in Sophia that left several vehicles burnt, the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Tuesday called on political parties to rein in their supporters and asked police to probe the incidents. “The Private Sector Commission is disappointed at the sporadic outbreak of unrest and violence which followed a peaceful voting ...

As the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) handles the final leg of the election process, the local United States Embassy has reiterated appeals for calm and peace. The election body is in the process of tallying votes casted a day ago in the country’s General and Regional Election and the Embassy has pleaded for political parties and their supporters to accept ...

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) was Monday night forced to postpone the release of preliminary results of the 2015 General and Regional Elections tonight owing to disturbances in and around the city. Earlier tonight GECOM Commissioner, Steve Surujbally, and Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, promised to release numbers from polling stations from several regions on the coast at 11:00pm. ...

Several vehicles were burnt and a house, where Sophia residents alleged was a bogus polling station, was under threat. Police and soldiers were deployed to the scene where our reporter, Zena Henry, reports that the situation seems to be calming. Co-campaign manager for the coalition of A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC), Raphael Trotman said party officials were ...

by Zena Henry The A Partnership for National Unity+ Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition has reported that no harm came to People’s Progressive Party (PPP) candidate Kwame McCoy when disapproval of his presence at the St. Sidwells Primary School at Hadfield Street &Vlissengen Road was strongly opposed by voters casting their ballots there. McCoy who has had past incidents with ...

As soldiers joined police in confidence-building patrols, a fire tender’s windshield was shattered Monday night while fire fighters were responding to a report of a burning bus in ‘C’ Field, Sophia. Fire fighters were forced to retreat before they could have reached the scene of the blaze. There was also a report of a burning house in the Police Commissioner ...

Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Dr. Steve Surujbally Monday night appealed for calm and called on leaders of the major political parties to address the nation. “Peace and tranquility must prevail,” said Surujbally. He wants people who are milling around polling stations go home. He said ballot boxes are of a lesser importance than the Statements of Poll which ...

As of 4:00 pm Monday, May 11 (elections day) the heads of the American, British and Canadian missions in Guyana expressed confidence in the 2015 elections polling process, notwithstanding minor snags. Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Nicole Giles, UK High Commissioner to Guyana, Gregory Quin, and Charge d Affairs of the United States Embassy in Guyana, Bryan Hunt, today set ...

by Zena Henry The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) will compile a list of complaints to the Guyana Election Commission (GECOM) as they expressed deep concern over multi-voting cases identified in numerous locations within the country. The party noted that inconsistencies occurring May 11 during the General and Regional Election include persons voting more than once, without identification cards and others ...

The Union of South American Nations (UNSAUR) mission here in Guyana has spoken highly of the coordination and conduct of the May 11 voting process currently ongoing and has noted that other countries of the South American region can learn a lot from the country. Giving his perception of the voting process as at noon today, Head of mission Dr. ...