President Donald Ramotar continues to serve as the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) and is likely to continue holding the post until the party decides on the way forward.
PPP executive member Gail Teixeira, when questioned about this recently, said that as of now Ramotar continues to hold the highest portfolio in the party. She said that the party will have to decide whether Ramotar will hold onto the position like Dr Cheddi Jagan had even after he became president. Ramotar became the PPP’s General Secretary following the death of Dr Jagan in 1997 and has served in that capacity since.
Teixeira noted that since Dr Jagan’s death there had been a separation between the head of the party and the