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most locaarde and Gregory or the presidential , East BerbiceCorentyne, there were reportedly four names appearing on the paper— Gaspar’s, Yarde’s, Unata De Freitas’ and Sandrene Abrams’. De Freitas and Abrams’ names had appeared on the list circulated in the media of persons nominated for the post of President. The circular had stated that if persons did not wish to have their names appear on the ballot paper, they had one week to declare so.
Furthermore, Jermaine Hermanstyne, who has led protest action against Yarde over the past few weeks, stated last evening that they are “not too worried about the elections” as the court action taken against the union may render the elections null and void.
Following the closing of polls last evening, Gaspar stated his team is excited about the results they have received so far. Yarde could not be reached for comment.
According to reports received, the statement of polls from the Guyana Revenue Authority returned votes of 96-16 in favour of Gaspar. When the polls were checked last evening at the Georgetown Public Hospital, the numbers showed 62-30, also in favour of Gaspar. Up until about 9pm last evening, votes were still being counted at the union hall. Voting at that location had begun just after 8pm.
On Tuesday, the GPSU announced its intention to hold its elections yesterday, after the injunction barring them from proceeding with it until they submitted their financial statements was discharged by Justice Nareshwar Harnanan.
Even so, the union is set to attend court on May 10, to answer to an action filed against it before Justice Priya Sewnarine-Beharry, which accused the members of failing to properly manage the union in accordance with its rules and called for the council to be suspended until they could produce the Treasurer’s reports and/or the Auditor General’s reports for 2004 to 2017 and table them at this April’s Biennial Delegates’ Conference.