The Women’s Progressive Organisation has condemned what it described as the disrespect of Prime Minister of Barbados and current Chairwoman of CARICOM, Mia Motley.
Some citizens have criticised the Barbados’ PM’s remarks regarding the elections. However in a statement Friday evening the WPO- the women’s arm of the PPP/C said: “The March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections were deemed free and fair by APNU+AFC and by local and international observers. The tabulation of the votes came to abrupt end on the 5th March, 2020 when Mingo attempted, several times, to declare APNU+AFC, the winner of the elections. This resulted in several court proceedings, which paved the way for a Recount of the Ballots. This process was observed by a high-level team from CARICOM, which disclosed that the People’s Progressive /Civic won the elections by over 15,000 votes over the incumbent.”
According to the WPO due to the impasse, President David Granger invited CARICOM to mediate a way forward, which resulted in Hon. Mia Motley and four Prime Ministers from the Caribbean to visit Guyana. This paved the way for the Recount of the Ballots.
