Commonwealth Deputy Head here for talks

President Donald Ramotar (left) meets Commonwealth Deputy Secretary General Deodat Maharaj who paid the Head of State a courtesy call yesterday (GINA photo)

The Commonwealth’s Deputy Secretary General, Deodat Maharaj is in Guyana and has met with President Donald Ramotar and opposition leaders for talks on a range of issues including local government elections.

Maharaj is primarily here to discuss how his organization can assist in economic and development matters here.

“They were here to expand the operation of the Commonwealth Secretariat … they briefed us on their development goals and said they