Gov’t-opposition accord on crime fight nonstarter without Rohee’s exit

Clement Rohee

The leaders of Guyana’s parliamentary opposition say they are willing to commit to working with government to find the best measures to deal with the country’s crime problems but only if current Home Affairs Minister Clement Rohee is out of office.

Leader of the Opposition and the leader of APNU David Granger, who describes the country’s crime rate as “past crisis point,” told Stabroek News that he is not willing to collaborate with Rohee, while AFC leader Khemraj Ramjattan is skeptical about the government’s willingness to take on board substantial recommendations.

The opposition had used their combined one-seat majority to pass a