AT A corporate dinner held on Thursday evening at the Herdmanston Lodge, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo engaged a large delegation from the Private Sector Commission (PSC) for some four hours on a wide range of issues of concern to the business community.Performing the duties of President, Nagamootoo was accompanied at the session by Agriculture Minister Noel Holder. The PSC Team, headed by Ramesh Dookhoo and Vice Chairman Desmond Sears, included Manniram Prashad, Norman McLean, Komal Singh, Beni Sankar, Annette Arjoon-Martins, Chris Fernandes and Nicolas Boyer.

Discussions centred around some 25 issues, including the future of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the energy sector, security concerns, establishment of Integrity and Public Procurement Commissions, strategic plans for both sugar and rice sectors, and Government procurement of locally-produced drugs and food products.

According to a release, Prime Minister Nagamootoo said the marathon session with the business sector was the first he had encountered since his assumption of office. He considers it useful not only to know the key business leaders, but to stimulate the process of consultation and inclusion of business in the tripartite process with Government and labour.
The business consultation followed closely after the International Labour Organisation (ILO)-sponsored Decent Work Programme meeting at the same venue on Wednesday last, when the Prime Minister delivered the keynote address on issues concerning the labour sector and job creation.