An independent US fact-finding team is scheduled to arrive in the South American country this week, but the Guyanese administration has declared that it would not cooperate with them.
From political officials, business owners, activists, and leaders in education, a 13-person delegation from the United States will be held in Guyana on an official fact-finding expedition. They plan to stay there for a week.
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Afro-Guyanese and Guyanese-American individuals have accused the government of discriminating against them, thus team leader and former head of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Dee Dawkins-Haigler, said the visit’s goal is to have conversations with different stakeholders.
The ruling People’s Progressive Party (PPP) stated in a recent statement that it will not participate in the fact-finding mission because it is skewed towards the opposition party, the Alliance for National Unity and Change.
The PPP claims that the delegation has been swayed by Guyanese American Rickford Burke, who recently organized a symposium to discuss the accusations against the government and purportedly invited only opposition figures.
Consequently, the government claims that “jaundiced, baseless, and unfounded narratives” have impacted the mission.
Because of this, they declare that they would not be cooperating with the mission, which is independent of the US government, as it displays a blatant bias in favor of the opposition in Guyana’s internal affairs.
Earlier this year, President Ali led a group to the US, where he met with government representatives and members of the Black Caucus. During their meeting, President Ali emphasized that his administration is governing the nation for the benefit of all Guyanese citizens.
