By Dr Bertrand Ramcharan
Seventh Chancellor of the University of Guyana.
The author has honours degrees in philosophy, in history, and in law from the University of London.
I write these essays out of a desire to contribute to a discussion of public policy issues in the Dear Land of Guyana. A multi ethnic country like Guyana could benefit from an endowed Institute of Public Policy. Singapore has such an Institute. Guyana has recently established a National Defence Institute. This is a commendable initiative. It could be followed up by the establishment, by Parliament, of a Guyana Institute of Public Policy.
A Constitutional Reform Commission (CRC) has been established and one has recently seen exchanges in the media as to what it might be doing – if at all, on the eve of national elections. One suggestion is that the CRC should “invest heavily in public education and awareness”. There is merit to this idea.