Georgetown: In order to resolve the current political crisis in the aftermath of elections on March, 2, 2020 a team of four Prime Ministers headed by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Motley arrived in Guyana today.
The Regional Leaders have travelled for a two-day mission to Guyana with the aim of arriving at a resolution to the impasse, which resulted from General and Regional Elections.
President David Granger, Wednesday afternoon, welcomed Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley; Prime Ministers Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, and Keith Mitchell of Grenada. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Mitchell reminded reporters that in 1997, he was part of the similar undertaking while he was chairman of CARICOM.
“We had a similar situation in Guyana where the result of the election was not accepted by the opposition and there was upheaval in the country at the time and I had to go in there and try to bring peace. We were able to resolve the issue as CARICOM,” he recalled.
“Three of us considered three of the oldest serving leaders in the region, so we have been asked to join the Chairman of CARICOM on that mission to Guyana,” he added.
Guyana held elections on March 2 to vote for a 65-member National Assembly.
Before the official results were out, both of the major parties claimed a victory, but the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) announced results in which the incumbent president, David Granger, received a narrow win.
The ongoing controversy surrounds a declaration of “unverified” results for the elections in Region Four.
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