A meeting between Presi-dent Donald Ramotar and civil society members failed to draw any consensus on the president’s decision to prorogue Parlia-ment and no date was set to continue the discussions.
General Secretary of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) Lincoln Lewis told Stabroek News that he and Vice President Norris Witter attended the meeting to ensure that a variety of opinions were expressed.
He said that it was his belief that the meeting, held at the Office of the President on Tuesday, was intended to formulate a positive accord on the president’s decision to suspend the legislature. The prorogation of Parliament means that one of the three branches of government is no longer operational and the parliamentary opposition—APNU and the AFC—has compared the decision to a dictatorship.
“While the Constitution gives the President the authority to prorogue Parliament,
