Caution trumps commerce for city traders

Regent Street at 3.45 pm

Although there were signs that tensions were diminishing in the city, many businesses remained tightly shut yesterday even after the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) announced preliminary results of the general and regional elections.

The delay of the results has seen a significant slowdown of business in the city and many parents opted to keep their children away from schools.

When Stabroek News visited Regent Street yesterday around 11AM, before the announcement of preliminary results that