Announcement of preliminary poll results delayed – GECOM Chairman calls on entire nation to remain calm – urges political parties, media  not to engage in anything that would generate

…says OAS Observer MissionTHE Electoral Observer Mission of the Organisation of American States (OAS), said yesterday that free elections were in progress in Guyana as citizens turned out to

THE People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) this morning strongly rejected assertions by opposition coalition, A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), that it  is ‘seeking to disrupt the orderly counting

…says GECOM ChairmanA NUMBER of reports about misdemeanours at polling places were quelled last evening by Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally, who described them

– heavy turnout reported VOTING in Region 10 (Upper Demerara/Upper Berbice) began on time yesterday at most of the polling stations spread across the region. There was heavy voting

…say British High Commission observersOBSERVERS from the British High Commission have confirmed that there was heavy voter turnout and peaceful polling at each  of the 30-odd polling stations they

Voting was generally nice and easy in GT THE relative peace and calm that dominated voting in yesterday’s general and regional elections was deemed by voters in the capital

– exercise generally without incident OUTSIDE of a few minor hiccups at some polling stations in East Berbice/Corentyne, the day was generally peaceful yesterday as Berbicians turn out in

-maintains ‘sorry’ won’t cut it, that it’s a matter for the police ACTS OF violence at locations in Georgetown have been denounced by Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission