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Amid great anticipation over the results of the 2015 general elections, the Guyana Elections Commission has set a press conference for midday.

(Trinidad Express) No one has been cleared in the emailgate probe.

The Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) last night released results for 78% of polling stations, showing the incumbent PPP/C and the opposition alliance APNU+AFC neck and neck but angering the opposition alliance as many of the uncounted stations represented its stronghold.

A seafood trader was yesterday charged over the more than 100 pounds of cocaine found concealed in crates of shrimp due for export at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Timehri on Sunday.

Outraged at the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) over what he called the “deceptive” release of elections results to suggest a close race, APNU+AFC alliance presidential candidate David Granger will this morning announce the full count of votes compiled by the coalition and which he says shows an unassailable lead.

Andre Gomez, who is accused of fatally shooting a bystander while firing at another person during an altercation outside Palm Court on Sunday, was yesterday charged with murder.

The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) yesterday defended its decision to seek recounts across the country, arguing that some of its agents had to flee polling stations prior to the completion of Statements of Poll, there were large numbers of rejected ballots and the high voter turnout was suspicious.

A man was yesterday sentenced to three years in jail after he was found guilty of wounding his sister, whom he burnt with a pot of boiling rice and then beat her with it.

The Commonwealth Observer Group in its preliminary findings has congratulated the Guyana Elections Commission on its managing of the electoral process however it noted that the present legal framework was not conducive to a faster result declaration and it also raised concerns about inequitable access to the state media.

Following the delay in the release of final results from Monday’s general elections, many businesses in the city’s commercial zones remained closed yesterday.

Mark Cromwell, the ex-cop being linked to the recently discovered arms cache is yet to turn himself in and according to security sources a local businessman who has been fingered in illegal activities is the real face behind the hair-raising find.

A murder charge is to be read against Lawrence Wayne, called ‘Bai Bai,’ who is accused of fatally shooting a suspected bandit during a confrontation last August.

Mahdia, (Potaro/ Siparuni) residents are now fully dependent on wells and purchasing tanks of water to meet all their needs as the pipes from the Salbora Falls reservoir have been disconnected and the road leading to the site demolished.

The trial of Ralph Tyndall, Anthony DePaul Hope and Kevin O’Neil, the three men charged with the murder of Colleen Forrester, whose body was found dumped in a septic tank, began yesterday.

Alisha and Marion Figueira, proprietors of the Konawaruk mining camp that came under attack on Sunday, say they are fearful for their lives and will likely leave the industry.

Regan Pollard, who is locked in litigation with Puruni LLC Company, which says he owes it US$198,389, was a no-show at court yesterday when the case was called for him to respond to the claim.

SEOUL, (Reuters) – North Korea executed its defence chief by putting him in front of an anti-aircraft gun at a firing range, Seoul’s National Intelligence Service told lawmakers, which would be the latest in a series of high-level purges since Kim Jong Un took charge.

BUJUMBURA, (Reuters) – A Burundian general said yesterday he had deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office and was forming a transitional government, after more than two weeks of protests against the re-election bid.

Attorney General Anil Nandlall yesterday said that the PPP/C has no immediate plans to approach the High Court to challenge aspects of the just concluded general and regional elections but made it clear that this is an option that can be used once the need arises.

(Jamaica Observer) House Speaker Michael Peart had to cast a vote on a Bill amending the Constitution to repeal provisions relating to appeals to the Privy Council on Tuesday to ensure the Government a twothirds majority to pass it.