Voting is underway in national and regional elections this morning with President Bharrat Jagdeo promising a "tamper-proof" elections which he is predicting that his party will win. The 11 political parties contesting the 65 seats in the National Assembly are all expecting a high turn out.
As Guyanese nationals in the South American nation go to the polls today, nationals in the US Diaspora share varied emotions with some predicting the ruling Peoples Progressive Party/Civic could be forced into a coalition government given the strong showing of the Alliance For Change party in the polls.
Sitting on a barstool sipping shots of vodka and tonic water, Hardat Singh says he is unsure whether he will vote in the general election set for today but his daughter is contemplating a vote for the nine-month-old multiracial Alliance For Change financed by the Guyanese Diaspora.
Tropical cyclone Ernesto lost his hurricane strength Sunday after crashing into the mountains in south-western Haiti but still remains a threat to Cuba. Computer models are finally in agreement on the path that Ernesto is likely to take.
The Caribbean is mourning the deaths of two prominent citizens - Noor Hassanali who died Friday morning in Trinidad and Sir Clyde Walcott who passed away 24 hours later in Barbados.
With head and neck injuries being the leading cause of death among cyclists the World Health Organisation (WHO) is campaigning to reduce the number of deaths and disabilities as a result of motorcycle accidents.
Following the resignation of two former top executives, Digicel has announced the appointment of Kevin White as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Eastern Caribbean and as new CEO of Digicel Trinidad & Tobago.
