With a looming November deadline for the Commonwealth to choose its new Secretary General, Guyana is of the view that should regional consensus not be found, the Caribbean could lose its chances of snagging the post.
Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greenidge told Stabroek News that Guyana is still holding out hope that a consensus will be had in Caricom, while noting that up to now challenges persist. “You will appreciate that Caricom itself is challenged to settle for a single candidate and we ourselves were hoping that would be best route,” he said.
According to Greenidge, a Caribbean consensus was relevant and necessary “because if that were to