President Irfaan Ali of Guyana says his Government will have a national consultation on the best options to address the rising cost of living, with the intent of easing financial difficulties on Guyanese. At a meeting with a cross-section of stakeholders in Georgetown, he said this would allow for open and frank discussions in addressing “this multifaceted problem that we are faced with”. He was addressing the global challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, which are now heightened by the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. “So as if COVID-19 was not enough, the war in Ukraine came upon us, takin…