Georgetown: The Private Sector Commission (PSC) has met with the Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the United States of America and with H.E Donald Ramotar, President of Guyana, with regard to the USAID Leadership and Democracy (LEAD) Project and its proposed implementation in Guyana by the US Embassy.
According to the PSC, they were fully briefed by His Excellency on the position of the Government of Guyana with regard to the Project and was advised that the Government of Guyana is yet to be convinced that the USAID Project, as proposed and adumbrated, would be in the best interest of Guyana and that the Government of the USA has been so advised.
“It is our understanding from our meeting with H.E Donald Ramotar, that it is the position of the Government of Guyana that the USAID Project in its present form is unacceptable to the Government and that the Government has exercised its judgment as a sovereign state that the Project is not to be implemented.” The commission noted.
The Commission, having reviewed the Summary and Proposed Activities of the Project Document is, however, of the view that there is merit in the overall objectives outlined in the document to promote effective and responsive democratic institutions in Guyana and for motivating youth and women to be more engaged in the political and civic processes, but that its implementation must not go forward without the full agreement and sanction of the Government.
It is the conclusion of the Private Sector, therefore, that both the Government of Guyana and the Government of the USA have left the door open for further discussion and refinement of the Project Proposal and we, therefore, have encouraged both parties to pursue consensus and to come to a mutually agreed position for the benefit of the country.
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