By
Nathan 'Jolly' Green. June 11, 2020.

I could
not believe what I was reading when I went to the Facebook page of
The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy [CGID]. I was amazed
that the Peoples National Congress Party [PNC] had been able to look
inside the ballot boxes which the ULP fought tooth and nail to ensure
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [SVG] courts would never allow in
SVG. What the PNC discovered and have proved was voting fraud was so
widespread and their further investigation votes were rigged in every
way possible to try and ensure the Peoples Progressive Party [PPP]
won the election.

Guyana
has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant
political parties. The main schism is not of ideology [they are both
socialist], but ethnicity; the People's Progressive Party is
supported primarily by Indo-Guyanese people. While it is
Afro-Guyanese people who mainly support the People's National
Congress. Ralph Gonsalves most obviously supports the Indian Guyanese
PPP against supporting the African Guyanese PNC.

A group
from CARICOM offered their services to investigate and advise Guyana
on the way forward and how to deal with the stalemate situation.
Whereby Ralph Gonsalves perhaps stepped outside that circle and
suggested that the PPP should be recognised as the elected party to
take Government.

Why
would Gonsalves take such a position and support what is now fraud
proven without any doubt whatsoever? Well, I suppose the whole
procedure of rejecting fraud, opening boxes etc. if finally agreed in
the Guyanese courts will become part of a legal precedent which would
perhaps apply in SVG courts as well.

Read now
what the Guyanese CGID think about not just his actions, but about
him.

Caribbean
Guyana Institute for Democracy - CGID

CGID
CONDEMNS RALPH GONSALVES' INTERFERENCE IN GUYANA'S ELECTIONS ON
BEHALF OF THE PPP

Dr Ralph
Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, at the
direction of the People's Progressive Party (PPP), is brazenly
attempting to pre-empt the CARICOM elections recount Observer Mission
in Guyana.

In a
radio interview yesterday, he attempted to dictate to Guyana
Elections Commission (GECOM) how it should execute its functions as
prescribed by the Guyana Constitution. GECOM is currently assessing
recount results as well as allegations of fraud.

Dr
Gonsalves, a foreign head of Government, is attempting to undermine
this process on behalf of the PPP. CGID doesn't know how Dr
Gonsalves' conducts elections in his country, but Guyanese will not
accept the results of an election riddled with fraudulent ballots.

Dr
Gonsalves is advocating that Guyanese must accept a vote tabulation
that includes ballots which a Police investigation has established
contains fraudulent votes. We, therefore, wonder if the people of
CARICOM should apply Dr Gonsalves' reasoning and accept and believe
numerous allegations of sexual assault against a CARICOM Prime
Minister without any investigation to determine the veracity of the
charges.

GECOM is
currently following a process set out in its May 4, 2020 order, in
accordance with the laws of Guyana. It is disgraceful and repugnant
to the CARICOM Treaty for Dr Ralph Gonsalves to interject himself
into this process and attempt to interfere in Guyana's elections. Dr
Gonsalves's statements also demonstrate contempt for the Courts and
State institutions in Guyana.

He
should focus on elevating the standard of living in his small island
rather than act as the bagman and water-boy for his friend Bharrat
Jagdeo and Guyana's opposition PPP. Mr Gonsalves' party has itself
been accused of electoral fraud and rigging the past five elections.
It is, therefore, no wonder that he finds himself in the company of
the PPP.

We urge
the Prime Minister to address the myriad of allegations he faces at
home, keep out of Guyana's business and stop making a mockery of
CARICOM's non-intervention policy.

Richard
Millington

Director
of Communications

Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID)

https://www.facebook.com/Caribbean-Guyana-Institute-For-Democracy-CGID-419065912167713/

I hope that when the upcoming St Vincent and the Grenadines elections take place that the NDP in SVG can keep abreast with the security of our ballots and ensure no fraud takes place.

I have got almost a hundred applicants who are going to film the giveaway of the building materials on their cell phones, a local video crew and director willing to film and produce a video. I am currently negotiating with an international TV group who will take it over and show it worldwide. The film will be presented at the UN, World Bank, Transparency International, and the EU. I am also in touch with other International agencies who will be sent copies of the video film. If the distribution of the building materials takes place, I will even be asking the US to apply economic sanctions on the culprits and if necessary, on SVG.

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