Complaint against GECOM commissioner by private sector settled amicably

Gerald Gouveia

Chairman of the Private Sector Commission (PSC), Captain Gerald Gouveia and Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) commissioner, Desmond Trotman, have reached a cordial settlement following a dispute stemming from a July 24, 2019 letter.

In a press release yesterday from the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) it was noted that an investigation was completed as a result of complaints made by the PSC and its chairman, Gerald Gouveia. It was noted that the complaints stemmed from a letter written by Trotman to Gouveia on July 24, 2019. The ERC in its release noted that as a result a subcommittee was appointed on November 8 to investigate the complaints. The committee’s mandate was to “establish the facts of what transpired and why,” and was led by ERC member, retired Justice Stanley Moore.

As a result it was noted that both parties have arrived at an amicable settlement.