AFC protests Caricom ‘indifference’ on prorogation

Protestors in front of the Caricom headquarters yesterday.

AFC supporters yesterday staged a protest outside the Caribbean Community (Caricom) headquarters at Liliendaal over the recent statement by the Caricom Council of Ministers, which said it was satisfied that the suspension of Guyana’s Parliament does not breach the country’s constitution or the Commonwealth Charter.

Fourteen persons participated in the protest, with some holding placards that read: “Democracy crumbles while Caricom stays Dumb,” “Caricom supporting PPP/C dictatorship,” and “Caricom your silence on PPP/C abuse is deafening.”

The Caricom Secretariat said in a statement last Friday that Ministers were satisfied the prorogation of Parliament was in keeping with the provisions of the Guyana Constitution and did not constitute a breach of the Commonwealth Charter. The statement,