Open letter to:
Justice Claudette Singh, Chair of GECOM;
Hon David Granger, Leader of APNU;
Hon Bharrat Jagdeo, Leader of the PPP;
Hon Prime Minister Mia Mottley, CARICOM Chair
We are all proud Guyanese wherever we now live.
The tabulation of votes in District Four on March 12/13th was not done in accordance with the law and the direct orders given by the Hon Chief Justice on March 11th. The results for that district have been assessed by all political parties except one, and by all accredited local, regional and international observers who were present, to be less than credible.
The swearing-in of a president based on that declaration of results of the 2020 General and Regional Elections overwhelmingly deemed to be flawed, should not be an option.
We support a full recount of all of the ballots cast in District Four (and all other districts that may have been called for), in a process managed with complete transparency by GECOM and under the scrutiny of agents of the contesting political parties and representatives of local, regional and international observer missions in an environment free of threats, be implemented as soon as possible. We are heartened by the consensus for the CARICOM offer to supervise the Region Four recount.
Yours faithfully,
Maj Gen Joseph Singh, former Chair of GECOM
Donald Rodney
Dr Ian McDonald, Writer
Vanda Radzik, Independent Social & Sustainable
Development Guyana Adviser
Rev Patricia Sheerattan-Bisnauth, Guyana
Presbyterian Church
Jean La Rose
Karen de Souza
Annette Arjoon-Martins, Businesswoman &
Environmental Activist
Ohene Koama
Patricia Fredericks, Independent Concerned
Citizen
Abbyssinian Carto
Aisha Fraites, Professional & SRHR Advocate
Chelsea Fung, RED Entertainment
Saskia Wyngaarde, RED Entertainment
Dr Tulsi Dyal Singh, Entrepreneur
Professor Hollis France, University of Charleston
John Mair, former BBC Producer
Pauline Melville, Writer – Fellow of Royal Society of Literature
Rohit Kanhai
Professor Clem Seecharan, Emeritus Professor of
History, London Metropolitan University
Professor David Dabydeen, Emeritus Professor of Literature, Warwick University
Professor Alissa Trotz, University of Toronto
Professor Maya Trotz, University of South Florida
Professor Percy Hintzen, Florida International University
Faiyaz Alli, Businessman and social activist
Imran McSood Amjad, ACII, Chartered Insurer
Patsy Downey, concerned Guyanese
Simone Mangal-Joly, former elections observer
Oscar Ramjeet, Attorney/Journalist
Dr Dave Gobin Singh, GP
Dr Elena A Singh, GP
Dr Ravi Gupta
Dr Melanie Gupta
Sanjay Gupta, Barrister
Roland Rampat, Businessman
Anthony Ramsamooj, General Secretary of CISCA
Mohammed Khan, retired Auditor