Guyanese diaspora eagerly awaits CCJ ruling

Jun 18, 2019 Letters

DEAR EDITOR,

The Guyanese diaspora (in USA and Canada) eagerly awaits the ruling of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) scheduled for today, on the long delayed constitutionality of the Gecom Chair appointment and no confidence motion.
In recent days, I conversed with Guyanese in person in New York and Florida, as well as spoke with Guyanese on the phone, located in distant places in Canada, UK, Trinidad and elsewhere.
Everywhere, Guyanese and people of other nationalities also expressed a keen interest in this pending CCJ ruling on the two critical constitutional matters.
The diaspora felt the no confidence motion should not have gone to court, as it is a legislative issue, which the Speaker of the House adequately and correctly addressed. They also feel that once the matter was taken to court, it should have been disposed of within days (High Court, Court of Appeal, and CCJ) and not the five months it has taken. They are confident that the CCJ will reverse the Court of Appeal ruling legitimizing that 33 is a majority of 65 and not 34.
On the President’s unilateral appointment of a Gecom Chair, they feel the President has violated the constitution. They are shocked that the High Court and Court of Appeal endorsed a unilateral Gecom Chair appointment when the constitution was amended in 2000 ending that practice. They are of the view that the President must appoint a Chair of Gecom from among the nominees recommended by the Opposition Leader and are confident that the CCJ will rule that way.
The bigger problem that the diaspora is concerned about is enforcing the rulings of the CCJ. They note that the government has not abided by previous court rulings. They hope the CCJ issues specific orders with time frames – a specific date (within a few days from today, June 18) for a Gecom chair appointment and elections within ninety days of today.
Yours truly,
Vishnu Bisram

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