PRESS BRIEFING

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

A G E N D A

1. Parliamentary Session

2. Appointments:

• Guyana’s Ambassador to CARICOM - Ms. Elizabeth Harper
• New GDF Judge Advocate - Justice Oswell Small
• Revenue Authority: Chairman - Guyana Revenue Authority - Dr. Ashni Singh

3. Permanent Committee for Conservancy Dam

4. Interim Touschou Council

PARLIAMENT

Parliament would be meeting this week to continue reading of the:

• Anti-Kidnapping Bill
• Pharmacy Bill

Government is introducing a Procurement bill at this week’s Session.

Committee meetings taking place during this week include:

1. Appointive Committee - Discussion on entities to be
constituted for Constitution Commission

2. Public Account - Consideration of AG Report
2001

3. Parliamentary Affairs

4. Committee of Privilege

5. Committee of Selection

6. Committee on Constitutional Reform

PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR CONSERVANCY DAM

Cabinet considered the development with the rehabilitation of the East Demerara Water Conservancy and identified a need for intensified support for monitoring of the state of the Dam.

The contractors are on the job with greater rates of correction of the slipped areas and the slopes.

The Permanent Body would include membership form the Army, Ministry of Agriculture, Guysuco and NDIB.

 

INTERIM: NATIONAL AMERINDIAN TOUSHOU COMMITTEE

Cabinet considered the attempts by a cooperation agency to establish the Council, particularly in the context of the impressive Agenda and the short timeframe for the conclusion.

Cabinet viewed with concern the patently non-transparent mechanism used by the NGO/Civil Society Organisation and donors in organising the meeting and inviting members.

The highly selective nature of the exclusion of the Regional Chairman of Regions 1 and 2 as well as the geographic MP's from the PPP/C.