The Private Sector Commis-sion (PSC) yesterday said that it is “perturbed” at the aggressive climate in the pre-election period and it has urged all political parties to sign on to a code of conduct for the elections and settle disputes over the use of the state media.
“The commission feels strongly that acrimonious discourse will not further the objective of free, fair and peaceful elections and would like to enjoin the parties to campaign on the issues pertinent to the choosing of a team to lead the country forward,” the PSC said yesterday in a statement in which it noted “the many incidents, the level of acrimony and the climate of aggression which have arisen in this pre-election period.” It urged parties to sign the code of conduct proposed by the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) or with their own modifications. It also suggested that parties permit Gecom to co-ordinate the signing.
Although the statement did not refer to specific incidents, it was released a day after President Bharrat Jagdeo delivered the
