Georgetown: Next in line to be removed from State Boards appear to be Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Chairman Winston Brassington; Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) General Manager Jagnarine Singh and Guyana Oil Company (Guyoil)Managing Director Badrie Persaud.
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, speaking to media operatives on Wednesday at the post-Cabinet press briefing, indicated that the abovementioned individuals will soon be sent packing given their inadequacy to effectively manage their respective agency. Since the new Administration took office, there have been massive changes in the various State Boards aimed at what the Government said was bringing back confidence over the operations of the various agencies.
Harmon noted that the Boards were currently being reviewed and that the Government should arrive at a preliminary position by the end of this week as it related to the changes required on the various Boards.
More pointedly, he noted that Brassington can never enjoy the confidence of the new Government and he was just in a “holding pattern” during this transitioning period. Harmon hinted that there were several other individuals who still hold their positions because of the mere fact that the Government was not quite settled in.
He noted also that Guyoil’s General Manager “does not enjoy the confidence of the Government” and as such, he too will have to go. Further, Harmon said the Board of Directors of Guyoil was definitely up for review.
Former President Donald Ramotar’s son Alexi Ramotar, who is the head of the E-Governance Project, is also in the lineup to be removed from his position, Harmon noted.
In relation to the GRDB General Manager, Harmon disclosed that Singh indicated his desire to demit office and this was fully welcomed by the new administration. In addition, the entire Rice Board is also up for review and will be replaced. Other Boards up for review include the Board of Directors for the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) and the Board of Directors of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest). Already, Government has shaken up the entire Board of Directors of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) and has replaced it with an interim management committee. GuySuCo Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Raj Singh was fired and the other Board Members were forced to resign.
However, to date, Government is yet to install a new Board. When asked, Harmon disclosed that the Government was still in the process of reviewing proposals for the new Board Members. “The GuySuCo Board is being restructured; we have proposals, we will be looking at this on Saturday and by the end of the following week, a Board should be available,” he said.
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