President Granger welcomes CARICOM leaders

President David Granger Wednesday welcomed the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Amor Mottley, OR, to Guyana at the Eugene F. Correia International Airport, the Ministry of the Presidency announced.

Prime Minister Mottley, who is also Chairperson of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is leading the delegation of regional Prime Ministers on a special two-day mission to Guyana.

Mottley is joined by Prime Ministers Dr. Keith Rowley of Trinidad and Tobago, Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica, and Keith Mitchell of Grenada. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is scheduled to arrive later Wednesday afternoon.

The Regional Leaders have travelled to Guyana with the aim of arriving at a resolution to the impasse, which resulted from the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections.

They are due to meet for with the President, representatives of the APNU+AFC Coalition, the Opposition PPP, and other parties which contested the elections.

Meetings are also being scheduled with representatives of local and international observer groups and the Ethnic Relations Commission.