Private sector criticizes Region 10 Chairman for objecting to presence at Linden talks

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) yesterday expressed its disappointment that the Chairman of Region 10, Sharma Solomon, and his team objected to their presence at a meeting with President Donald Ramotar on Tuesday to discuss the Linden unrest.

Solomon told a press conference on Tuesday that when the meeting convened at Office of the President and the private sector showed up he and his team expressed appreciation for the role that the private sector plays but said that they had agreed to a meeting with the President. Solomon and his team further said that even if the private sector were to be at the forum then other stakeholders like the trade unions should have been there. As a result, the private sector did not remain for the meeting.

In a statement yesterday, the private sector responded to the snub. It said that it was