New system of gov’t needed – Ramkarran

Former leading executive of the PPP, Ralph Ramkarran has called for a change in the system of governance noting that the executive presidency  is not answerable at all for executive decisions.

In a column which appeared on his blog www.conversationtree.gy and in yesterday’s Sunday Stabroek, Ramkarran, a senior counsel,  noted the ongoing debate about a suitable form of governance for the country and said that the broken system must be repaired.

Ramkarran, who chaired the Constitution Reform Commission in 1999-2000, noted that in the discussions on a reformed charter both the PPP/C and the PNC were determined to retain the executive presidency.

He said that a return to the full Westminster system where the head of