GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A 13-member unofficial United States delegation consisting of elected officers, enterprise house owners, human rights activists, and academic leaders is to pay an official fact-finding mission to Guyana subsequent week, former chair of the Georgia Black Caucus, Dee Dawkins-Haigler has introduced.
“The aim of this go to is to have interaction in constructive dialogue with numerous leaders, group teams, enterprise house owners, and Guyanese residents,” stated Dawkins-Haigler, heading the delegation.
She stated the delegation, which arrives right here on November 13 for a seven-day go to, intends to make use of the insights gained from these conferences to tell and information discussions with related leaders in Congress and the White Home upon their return to the USA.
She stated the delegation additionally intends to advocate for constructive change and promote inclusivity and equality at nationwide and worldwide ranges.
Dawkins-Haigler stated it’s not a proper US authorities mission however an impartial, unbiased fact-finding mission.
The delegation is anticipated right here in response to issues raised by legislators linked to the principle opposition, A Partnership for Nationwide Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC).
His mission is “involved about allegations of discrimination in direction of sure ethnic teams in addition to Guyanese-Americans at present residing in Guyana after reviewing the shows.”
Dawkins-Haigler stated that every one the allegations have been vehemently denied by President Irfaan Ali and his ruling Individuals’s Progressive Get together-Civi (PPP/C) led authorities.
She stated the the administration has supplied quite a few experiences, paperwork, and articles to counter the claims.
“The President additional purports that the allegations don’t have any benefit and are fueled with lies by disgruntled people making an attempt to create chaos,” added Ms Dawkins-Haigler.
The opposition APNU and AFC have persistently accused the primarily Indo-Guyanese-backed PPP of discriminating towards Afro-Guyanese within the award of contracts, land allocation, some jobs, and pure resource-related permits.
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