(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The eight-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Election Observation Mission for the St. Vincent and the Grenadines General Elections on Wednesday, 9 December 2015 has been engaging various groups and institutions since its Members began arriving in the country on 4 December. The Mission is headed by Mr. Gasper Jn. Baptiste, Chief Elections Officer of Saint Lucia.
“Since its arrival in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the advance Group met with Ms. Sylvia Findlay-Scrubb, Supervisor of Elections, Ms. Wendy Bynoe, Public Relations Officer, St. Vincent Teachers Union, Mr. Noel Jackson, General Secretary of the National Workers Movement, Ms. Beverly Richards, President of the National Society of Persons with Disabilities, representatives of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Public Service Union and Mr. Michael Charles, Commissioner of Police.
“The Mission will also meet with Senator Julian Francis, General Secretary of the Unity Labour Party (ULP), the Honourable Arnhim Eustace, Leader of the Opposition, Mrs. Anesia Baptiste, Leader of the Democratic Republican Party and other Civil Society and Private Sector representatives ahead of Wednesday’s polls”, the statement said.
