GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Caribbean Guyana Institute for Democracy (CGID) has condemned the “tone-deaf” decision by the PPP government and ExxonMobil to proceed with the Global Super League (GSL) cricket tournament today, even as recovery efforts continue for the 110 victims of the MV Barima tragedy, with bodies still floating in the Atlantic Ocean.

Despite multiple appeals from grieving citizens and advocacy groups to postpone the ExxonMobil-sponsored event out of respect for the dead, officials have pressed ahead with the competition in Georgetown. Critics are calling the move a stunning display of insensitivity at a time when the nation is in mourning.

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