A Canadian official on Sunday called of incumbent Guyana president David Granger to reverse a decision to deny entry to the Carter Centre for the recount of ballots cast in the March 2 elections.
Michael Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister, Americas of Global Affairs Canada, said it’s very concerning that Guyana has denied travel by Carter Centre observers for the recount.
“Transparency is needed,” Grant wrote in a tweet.
“President Granger should reverse this decision.”
On Friday the Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the US Embassy that Guyana’s Airports are still closed as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and therefore it may not be possible for the Carter Center and the International Republican Institute to be allowed in to observe the ongoing vote recount.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ latest letter to the US Ambassador followed a second request from the Embassy for the two groups to be allowed entry into Guyana to join the other international and local observers for the recount.
The Embassy’s request, which was dispatched as a diplomatic note on Thursday, followed similar requests from a group of US Senators and Congressmen.
In one of those letters to the President, the US politicians stated that there is a need for a credible observation of the recount.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Dr. Karen Cummings in the letter to the US Embassy stated that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) remains the most legitimate interlocutors in the Guyana situation and the Government is confident of the “legitimacy, credibility and competence of the CARICOM team to perform its task”.
The Government of Guyana told the Ambassador that it is requesting that its legitimate decisions with respect to the role of CARICOM in the recount of ballots and the emergency measures it has implemented to protect its citizens from COVID-19 be respected.
Why these don’t listen to our president,he say he don’t need them and the Caricom team is good.
These people acting like Guyana can’t belongs to them, you guys only mistreated our people.
The world will see how wicked is the opposition leader in Guyana, just some more time.
No we don’t want u all here .it’s our BUISNESS stay out ..we can’t go in your country to over see you all election .Y IS IT YOU ALL ARE SO INTERSTED IN GUYANA .STOP TREATING YOU ALL FIRST PEOPLE LIKE SECOND CLASS .THE CREATOR IS WATCHING ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE PUT HIS HANDS ON YOU GUYS..WHERE WERE ALL YOU GUYS WHEN BHARATT WAS IN POWER WE COULD NOT SLEEP THE DRUGS What he. Allowed to enter u all country Y YOU ALL. DONT COME FOR HIM
Y’all n y’all modda
We r liberated from mental slavery we love our Caricom countries
Is the carter centre God of Guyana
We don’t want you all Back off President GRANGER spoke
Canada, mind your business, please!
NO NO NO
Can we as guyanese push so hard as they are to observe their elections, infact we cant event travel freely to Canada Nor tge US…..
We’re apart of caricom and the caricom team remains the best, fit and propa team to observe our recount….
Guyana is a sovereign state and our citizens health interest takes precedence…
No was said 3times now stop trying to meddling in our countries affairs
We’re handling our situation quite well here we didnt ask for your help
It’s a little concerning to me at how hard they r pushing for these ppl to b here…whats up with the persistence….hmmm very suspicious to me
I am wondering why is it so important to so many of these people that Carter center must be here.This is the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and President David Granger said NO and that is what he means.
I’m Jamaican Canadian. Only Caricom can say anything to Guyana about this. Everybody else needs to butt out.
These people have nothing else to do .
No way