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Voting in Region Two had few hiccups
Voting in Region Two began on time Monday morning as Essequibians exercised their franchise
Essequibians vote a peaceful and efficient manner
in a peaceful and efficient manner. However, at the Affiance Primary School, people reported that Minister of Labour, Nanda Gopaul and former Education Minister, Sheik Baksh, were standing some three to six feet from the Polling station and so were in breach of the law and constitution.
Alliance For Change Region Two candidate, Bhim Sain, said that he wasn’t aware of the reason for the men being there. Sain said that the police were informed and when they responded, both Gopaul and Baksh refused to heed the instruction to remove. They did when a second order came from the hierarchy of the police.
At Lima, freed murder accused, Joylyn Benn, was unable to vote since her name was not on the list. Benn said that she voted in the previous elections and couldn’t understand from where the mix up came.
Meanwhile, at Queenstown Community Centre, the voting process was trouble free as well as at Cotton Field and Richmond Housing Scheme and Anna Regina Nursery and Primary Schools.
Commander of “G” Division, Kevin Adonis, said that several hiccups were reported at various points. At a rice mill at Jibb, GECOM had sent a new list however, when persons turned up to vote they were sent to another polling station.
Adonis said that the Region had 167 polling stations.
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