Statement By CARICOM Chair Ref Guyana Elections
Statement by the Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados, in her capacity as Chairman of the Conference of Heads of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) // March 7, 2020.
The Caribbean Community calls on the electoral officials in Guyana
and the representative political parties to work together to achieve a
peaceful and lawful completion of the electoral process in Guyana by
ensuring the tabulation of the results in all Regions using the
Statement of Polls in a transparent manner in the presence of the
representatives of the political parties and the electoral observers.
Indeed, CARICOM issued a statement on Thursday night and one was also
issued yesterday from the Chief of the independent Caricom Electoral
observation team. Both statements called on GECOM to complete the
electoral process.
We are very clear, every vote must be made to count; and transparently so.
We have noted that all sides have been making serious allegations against each other.
It is critical that good sense prevails. The preservation of law and
order is paramount and all parties must work hard to ensure that there
is peace on the roads and in the communities across Guyana. There has
already been 1 death reported overnight. That is 1 death too many.
In simple language, we ask the parties to recognise that the primary
consideration must not only be who will be President but, moreso, who
will be alive come next week or next month, for there cannot be a
tolerance for any further loss of life.
I have spoken to both the President and the Leader of the Opposition
and indicated that CARICOM stands ready to be able to be there to
facilitate further dialogue and any actions that are necessary.
We have done this on many occasions in the past, including in Guyana,
when elections have been highly contentious and when social order and
the rule of law has been threatened across the region.
We are family and this is what happens when there are disputes in families.
We will work together to create the space for dialogue and resolution
once there is an acceptance on the part of all parties that there is a
higher interest beyond simply the result in this election.
March 7, 2020
Source: https://pmo.gov.bb
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