Georgetown : President Donald Ramotar denied charges by the Diplomatic Community that the lack of Local Government Elections is an undermining of democracy. The charges were made by United States Ambassador, Brent Hardt and United Kingdom’s High Commissioner to Guyana, Andrew Ayre. Hardt made the charge during an interview with the Stabroek News on Tuesday whilst Ayre made his two weeks ago during a reception for the celebration of the Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II.
During the Annual General Meeting of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) last evening, President Ramotar stated that “I do want to have local government elections as soon as possible; there is no resistance on my part.”
He further disagreed with the idea that the lack of Local Government Elections means the undermining of democracy.
“What undermines democracy is when you listen to everybody’s telephone calls, and read their e-mails, and ban them from having collective bargaining in their own country, in different parts of North America and Europe,” the President declared.
“We are always ready to have Local Government Elections, and we do not take threats,” he stated.
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