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Jimmy Carter leaves Guyana after falling ill
Former US President Jimmy Carter has left Guyana after falling ill late Saturday evening.
This publication understands Carter spent approximately an hour in the Dr. Balwant Singh “Casualty Unit”, before being released from care by medical personnel. At the time of his release, the 90 year-old former President appeared to be able to walk without support.
(From left) Dame Miller, Dame Glover, and former President Carter meet with APNU+AFC Presidential Candidate David Granger yesterday.
The nature of Mr. Carter’s admission is still unclear. However the Carter Centre has since issued a statement saying that the former President was feeling unwell.
According to reports, Carter and his delegation departed Guyana around noon yesterday, from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, for Atlanta, Georgia.
Carter, founder of the Election observer body the Carter Centre, was scheduled to leave the country tomorrow, (May 12) following today’s General and Regional Elections. The former US President, as head of the observer mission to Guyana, was meant to observe the polls on V-Day before leaving the country.
The Carter Centre has since issued a statement saying that it will continue its work in Guyana’s Election and will keep the former President informed of the developments.
“President Carter is hopeful about Guyana’s election and expressed his commitment and that of The Carter Center to supporting Guyana in the days ahead, stressing the need for a peaceful process before, during, and after the election,” the statement read.
Additionally, the statement said that before leaving Guyana yesterday morning, Carter and co-leaders of the delegation, Dame Billie Miller of Barbados and Dame Audrey Glover of the United Kingdom met with some of Guyana’s leaders. Included were incumbent President, Donald Ramotar and A Partnership for National Unity plus Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) Presidential candidate, David Granger.
(From left) Dame Miller, former Guyana President Bharrat Jagdeo, Dame Glover, Former President Carter and incumbent Guyana President Donald Ramotar, yesterday.
This was Carter’s third visit to the country as he led the Centre’s first observer mission in Guyana, in the 1992 Elections. The former President was leading a team of more than 50 observers for the Carter Centre’s 100th observer mission, with representatives in the country since April.
The Centre has conducted observations in all 10 of Guyana’s electoral districts and held meetings with a wide range of stakeholders, including political parties, the Elections Commission, Civil Society organisations and the Judiciary.
Since being here, the mission said that its observers heard many allegations of electoral offences being committed by supporters of both of the main political parties, the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic and APNU+AFC.
“These were principally about the destruction of flags, banners and billboards. However, the team encountered very few formal complaints submitted to police and to the Elections Commission.”
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