Guyana’s political leaders should abide fully with the Caribbean Court of Justice’s (CCJ) recent ruling and agree on a date for general elections as a matter of urgency, says Seepaul Narine, the General Secretary of the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU).
Speaking at a GAWU event to mark a century since the appearance of trade unions in Guyana, Narine said that universal suffrage was one of the foremost calls of the trade union movement and remains one of the most cherished of democratic rights and part of Guyana’s still fledging democratic culture.
“On this score, we cannot turn a blind eye to what appears to be brazen attempts to undermine that culture and disrespect our nation’s Constitution. It is a matter that evokes a great degree of discomfort and raises apprehensions these days and the implications of which must be of concern to workers and the trade union movement,” Narine said.