Caricom and Gecom Chair Claudette Singh are applauded for standing by the people of Guyana in their struggle for consolidation of electoral democratic gains that were first made in 1992 after the long struggle to win the right to vote in free and fair elections.
During the period of the dictatorship (1966 to 1992), Caricom did not condemn electoral fraud and authoritarian persecution in Guyana.
In taking a united position on the ballot in Guyana and threatening firm action against swearing in of a government based on electoral fraud, Caricom is reinforcing Guyana’s shift towards a democratic system.
Between 1968 and 1992, the autocratic rulers of Guyana felt confident they could get a pass from their fellow Caribbean rulers and the ABCE countries on electoral fraud to keep out the communist PPP.
After this electoral impasse is resolved, Caricom must promote good governance especially in Guyana where people suffered some three decades of authoritarianism and mal-governance ever since the country obtained political independence in 1966.
