The United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have welcomed the selection of retired Justice of Appeal Claudette Singh as the new Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM).
Singh’s selection concludes weeks of testy negotiations between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo.
On his Twitter account, UK High Commissioner to Guyana Greg Quinn said: “I welcome this extremely positive development. I look forward to meeting the new GECOM Chair. All relevant actors are to be congratulated on this agreement.”
On her Twitter account, Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana Lilian Chatterjee said: “Progress for the citizens of Guyana!”
On its Facebook page, the U.S. Embassy said: “We commend Guyana’s leadership for agreement on an Elections Commission Chairperson, in compliance with the Caribbean Court of Justice ruling. We encourage continued collaboration toward free and fair elections.”
