Members of the disciplined forces turned out in their masses to cast their votes yesterday and Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally said the process ran “smoothly” despite a few minor hitches.
Thousands of soldiers, police and prison officers lined up at polling stations as early as 6 am to cast their ballots, prompting a spokesman for the opposition coalition to say that Gecom would need to prepare for a similar occurrence when rest of the country votes on May 11. As a result of the early voting, by midday most polling stations at the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) headquarters at Camp Ayanganna and at the
