The report of the Steering Committee on Constitutional Reform (SCCR), appointed by the government and headed by attorney-at-law Nigel Hughes, was handed over to Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo in April. It is now before cabinet for a decision as to the way forward.
President Granger, responding to a question on the television programme, Public Interest said, as reported in SN on June 20: “I don’t want a boardroom constitutional reform. I want a public discussion. I want people in their communities to meet and express their views. I don’t want a group of people sitting in a room saying what must be done.” The President went on at length in this vein.
In a report on a statement published in yesterday’s SN, the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) welcomed President Granger’s statement and, the SN report continued: “According to the body, the committee established by the government for constitutional reform falls short of being fit for the purpose as it is monopolized by lawyers, is operating with an