Guyana PM disappointed with Caricom’s statement on elections

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June 26, 2020

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC)— Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has expressed disappointment with the statement by Chairman of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) and Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley.

The prime minister, who was a guest on a local radio show on Wednesday, made reference to a statement issued by Mottley, expressing concern with the reports submitted by Chief Elections Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Keith Lowenfield to the commission.

Nagamootoo reminded that following the country’s General and Regional Elections on March 2, the Chair and other Caricom heads of government intervened to ensure there was a recount of the total votes cast.

The prime minister said that the statement by Prime Minister Mottley relied on the recount without the figures produced being reviewed despite the Caricom team’s report indicating that “it was not just a mere recount but an audit, like a forensic audit looking at everything”.

He noted that while Mottley is entitled to her opinion as Chair of Caricom, “it is unfortunate that her statement comes on the eve of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) being engaged in a matter of appeal”.