
Guyana President Irfaan Ali claims victory in general election
The incumbent president claimed victory in an election dominated by how to manage the country's vast oil reserves.
BBC News
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, that identifies with the Caribbean and was once part of the historic British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city. Guyana is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Brazil to the south and southwest, Venezuela to the west, and Suriname to the east.
The incumbent president claimed victory in an election dominated by how to manage the country's vast oil reserves.
The shooting incident comes as Guyanese voters head to the polls to elect a president and parliament.