President calls again for ‘social contract’

President David Granger addressing the event. (Ministry of the Presidency photo)

President David Granger on Friday reiterated his call for a “social contract” amongst all players on the national stage to move the country forward.

“A social contract could be the means of combining the talents of a wider constituency and of creating the conditions for social cooperation. The purpose of such a contract would be to reach a broad consensus on the goals of national development, to establish a sustainable institutional architecture and to create effective policy instruments for the achievement of our national objectives. A covenant will allow government and the civil society to combine their resources,