Voicing their alarm at the current “governance crisis” in Guyana due to the ongoing post-elections controversy, the Roman Catholic bishops of the Caribbean yesterday appealed for the early completion of the process to verify the result of the March 2 general and regional elections.
In an open letter to the political leaders and people of Guyana, the 19 Roman Catholic Bishops of the English, Dutch and French territories which make up the Antilles Episcopal Conference (AEC) said the threat of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) necessitates the early completion of the process in order for there to be a functioning National Assembly.
The elections process has been marred by the controversy over the counting of the votes cast in Region Four, which has led to accusations of electoral fraud in light of irregularities that have been observed.
