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It emerged this week that parents of children at the school were also unlikely to be paid back for any money lost through deposits or pre-paid fees due to the extent of the school's debts.

"Some people say there's not the deposits there, we believe there are."

Polls conducted before the voting started had President Ali as the favourite, buoyed by the revenue from the economic boom Guyana is experiencing following the discovery of massive offshore oil deposits.

It says people typically spend the money on rent deposits, bills or tackling debts.

The Russians could get the chance to develop the mine in Imouraren, one of the world's largest uranium deposits.