PRESIDENT Bharrat Jagdeo is expecting long-delayed appointments to several service commissions to be made before year-end.
He told reporters Thursday that he may just consult in accordance with the Constitution and make the appointments, in the absence of an input by the main opposition People's National Congress/Reform (PNC/R).
At a press conference at the Presidential Secretariat, President Jagdeo said even though there was recent Parliamentary approval for two key nominees, he still has an informal agreement to consult with PNC/R and Opposition Leader, Mr Robert Corbin.
Under this arrangement, the PNC/R can nominate one of the three persons to serve on each of the bodies - Teaching, Police, Public and Judicial Service Commissions.
"Until he gets back to me, I can't consult with him because I have to consult on three names for these commissions. So, I'm still awaiting his response to this.
"Maybe, I just have to not wait any longer because they're saying we're not moving forward, and consult in accordance with the Constitution," President Jagdeo said.
He noted that two months have passed since Corbin, now out of the country, was to submit the nominations.
Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon had earlier said the President would write Corbin on the issue.
The President also said he was "very disturbed" about recent attempts in some quarters to create the impression that no progress has been made in the Government-opposition 'Constructive Engagement' process.
He said the PNC/R's version of the matrix of implementation of agreements shows that at least 70 per cent of issues discussed were dealt with. The lack of a Government response to every opposition claim does not mean there is no explanation, but President Jagdeo said the "last thing" the administration wants is for the 'Constructive Engagement' to be "caught up in rhetoric".
He noted that both sides agreed to the establishment of a mechanism to deal with any obstacles and that should be used.
"I don't know what is the objective for creating the impression that nothing is happening because a lot of work is going on at this point in time. But I'm not going to guess what the motive is. I just want the nation...to know that a lot of work is going on and that we have a mechanism to solve problems if they pop up and we should use that mechanism," he said.