DEMERARA WAVES: By Denis Chabrol – Tuesday, 21 June 2022
]In keeping with my commitment to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to inquire into the events of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, I am pleased to announce that the following persons shall be appointed to conduct this inquiry:
Chairman of the Commission – Retired Justice of Appeal Stanley John; Former Attorney General, High Court Judge and Acting Justice of Appeal in the Eastern Caribbean, Godfrey P. Smith SC; Former Chair and Chief Elections Commissioner of India, Dr S. Y. Quraishi; and, Former Chancellor (ag), Carl Singh OR. CCH.
To assist the Commission with its work, Dr Afari Gyan and Dr Nasim Zaidi will serve as resource personnel.
In the coming weeks, the intended Commissioners and resource personnel will review the reports and documentation, set out modalities and commence work. Continue reading
GUYANA: MV Ma Lisha – New North West vessel ‘fit for purpose’– Government
The government on Monday defended the new US$12.7 million vessel, which will ply the route from Georgetown to the North West District in Region One (Barima-Waini), noting that the vessel was designed and built with specifications to operate in the conditions it is intended to.
“This is a boat that is being built from scratch, designed for the conditions that it has to operate in with specifications to meet the needs of the people in Region One,” Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said during a media briefing on Monday where he unveiled the model of the ship. Continue reading →
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