IN light of the Private Sector Commission (PSC)’s proposed solution to the political gridlock, President Donald Ramotar has stressed that his door remains open to any stakeholder group.

His assurance was made against the backdrop of Leader of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), Brigadier (rtd) David Granger’s nixing of the merits of the proposal, which was made public on Thursday.

“This letter should be sent directly to the President for him to come to the Opposition and resolve these problems,” Granger said Friday at APNU’s weekly press conference.
The PSC has called for an end to the November 10 prorogation of Parliament, as well as the staying of the Alliance For Change (AFC)- sponsored no-confidence motion.

The Commission’s call was made in a statement in which several actions were detailed as necessary to move past the current political gridlock that is pushing Guyanese to early elections.
The statement essentially includes three calls: an end to the prorogation and staying of the no-confidence motion; a one-month period once the prorogation is lifted and the no-confidence motion stayed, which will allow for dialogue before any consideration is given to dissolution of Parliament and subsequent general elections; and an agreement that representatives of civil society will be allowed to observe the dialogue process in full, once commenced during this period.
Given the current political state of affairs, the Government’s attempts at dialogue and the Opposition’s refusal of the President’s most recent invitation to talks, Mr. Ramotar announced yesterday that Guyana will be heading to early general and regional elections.
The last election was held in November 2011.