CABINET PRESS BRIEFINGS
BY SECRETARY TO THE CABINET
AND HEAD OF THE PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARIAT, DR. ROGER LUNCHEON

PRESS BRIEFING
Wednesday, 23 July 2003

AGENDA

1. CONTRACTS

2. WEEK 10 POST COMMUNIQUÉ IMPLEMENTATION

3. AMERINDIAN HERITAGE MONTH

4. FUEL SMUGGLING

5. PARLIAMENTARY SITTING

CONTRACTS

HOUSING & WATER 2003-07-22
Supervision of Infrastructural Works, Roads, drains and culverts and pure water supply at Amelia’s Ward, Region 10: Low Income Settlements Programme

G$16,071,831
HOUSING & WATER 2003-07-22
Supervision of Infrastructural Works, Roads, Drains, Culverts and Pure Water Supply Systems at Pomona and Anna Regina: Low Income Settlements Programme
G$7,340,800

HOUSING & WATER
2003-07-22
Supervision of Construction of roads, drains and associated structures and water supply network at Plantation Good Hope, Hope and Waterloo/Experiment
G$33,245,212

WORKS 2003-07-22
EMERGENCY WORKS: GUYANA SEA DEFENCE EMERGENCY WORKS, PROFIT/FOULIS
G$9,938,710

WEEK 10: POST COMMUNIQUÉ IMPLEMENTATION

The implementation schedule remained generally intact.

The PNC/R has nominated an additional two (2) members to support Mr. Lance Carberry on their High Representative Team.

Mr. Deryck Bernard and Mr. James Mc Allister have been so appointed

Constitutional Reform matters for which commitment were made remained under discussion.

Parliamentary matters were being implemented . Discussions between the President and Mr. Corbin are ongoing.

PARLIAMENTARY SITTING

Parliament would be meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2003.

Important Bills to be considered include:-

* Maritime Anti Narcotic Bill aka
“shiprider”

* The Fundamental Rights Bill

AMERINDIAN HERITAGE MONTH

Amerindian Heritage Month (September) would be celebrated this year with the village of St. Ignatius in Region 9 being the privileged site.

The main highlights would be:-
* The Amerindian Heritage pageant;
* The Day of Sports.

Cabinet approved the programme and the expenditure.

FUEL SMUGGLING

The police had had its major element defined.

The team including members from the Joint Service, the Auditor General Department and the Guyana Revenue Authority would be presented with the recently concluded Terms of reference on Friday, July 25, 2003.

As disclosed earlier, while the police team will concentrate on activities related to the recent seizure of illegal fuel in the Essequibo and Demerara Rivers, the team would also be examining the illegal enterprise in general.