Dear Editor
I refer to the statement from the senior sections of the international diplomatic community in Guyana: the UK, USA, and the EU, accusing the President David Granger–led government of being in ‘breach of the constitution’, because of not holding elections in keeping with the ‘orders of the Caribbean Court of Justice’. There was also a recent one from the Commonwealth, which stated that Guyana must ‘restore constitutional rule’.
Irrespective of the international rating, status, power or not, of the states represented, and the Commonwealth, these statements have all crossed the bounds of time honoured diplomatic conventions, and are therefore open to criticisms.

Editor, that these statements are shorn of any reasoning is an understatement – they are most hypocritical and filled with double standards from representatives whose respective states, and continent are themselves reflecting a plethora of human rights abuses and constitutional breaches even as I pen this letter. The irony of such national crises, is that they have always been perceived as traditional of third world states, which have attracted so many criticisms, reprimands and even sanctions from these countries which, for so many decades have played judge, handing down sentences on these states.
First of all, the United States: How does this envoy explain her country’s chief executive, who has ridden roughshod over every facet of his country’s traditional executive traditions, by actions, one of which, has just resulted in impeachment proceedings being announced – demanding that his Ukrainian counterpart investigate the son of his main 2020 presidential rival, Democrat Joe Biden’s son, reportedly threatening to withhold economic aid, if his request was not granted. These and other acts, constantly committed by this country’s president, has America in an utter rudderless position.

Secondly, and certainly complementary of her greatest ally, the United States is the extant political crises surrounding BREXIT in Great Britain, where Britain’s Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of Parliament was “unlawful, void and of no effect”, with the aim of denying MPs the right of debating his plan to leave the EU by October 31, without a deal.
Britain is in utter social and political chaos, as thousands of English citizens protest in the streets of London; impacting on its economy as a result of serious divisions over the BREXIT question, which has already resulted in the forced resignation of the previous Prime Minister.

And as to the third representative the EU whose representation of the Integration movement for an entire continent, is about the latter which has seen the rise of far right political parties and governments, which continue to pose a clear and present threat to the continent’s democratic traditions wherever these exist; seen the spectre of racism and intolerance at an all- time high, especially with regard migrants from former colonies.
Ironically, the diplomatic statements are absolutely reflective of the internal status quo of very dangerous crises in each of the states which are now chiding Guyana. Surely, Guyana is a sovereign nation, the President is Head of State and Government. It is unacceptable that diplomatic envoys from these countries would insult us, moreso based on falsehoods. It disregards the fact the court never made such a ruling, and we are nine months to the date of the no-confidence vote, requiring Parliament’s input. We can and should be allowed resolve our constitutional or other fundamental governing law without veiled threats from the ABE countries which plays to the narrative of one side.

Regards
Ryan Maraj