FORMER Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. Frank Anthony, failed in his bid to head the influential Guyana Medical Council.

Dr. Anthony, who has been retained as a Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party, polled 69 votes in the elections, results of which have been published in the press. Based on those results, Dr. Mahendra Carpen received the most votes – 107; while Psychiatrist Dr. Bhiro Harry polled 102 votes. Other top candidates were Dr. Navindranauth Rambarran with 88 votes, and Dr. Marisa Seepersaud with 84 votes.

The results have been declared by Chief Medical Officer Dr. Shamdeo Persaud.

The Medical Council of Guyana is a regulatory body formed to enhance and monitor the functioning of the medical fraternity in Guyana. It is constituted according to the following guidelines: a chairman, who shall be elected by the Council from among the members of the Council; the Chief Medical Officer, who shall be an ex officio member of the Council; six medical practitioners, each with at least five years’ post registration experience, to be appointed by the Minister of Public Health after having been elected, in accordance with the regulations made for this purpose, from among the medical practitioners resident in Guyana; and two other persons who are not medical practitioners, to be appointed by the minister; one of whom is an attorney.