CARICOM welcomes conclusion of elections

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday welcomed the conclusion of Guyana’s General and Regional Elections of 2 March 2020 with the declaration of the final results.

In a statement, CARICOM also congratulated Ali and the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) on their victory at the polls. The statement said that Chairman of CARICOM, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines called President Ali to extend his best wishes, while Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, personally conveyed his congratulations to the President at Sunday’s Swearing-in Ceremony.