Gov’t, Region 10 still finalising Linden committee heads

Sharma Solomon

Representatives of the government and the Region 10 Regional Democratic Council (RDC) met on Friday and came closer to finalising the chairpersons of two key committees established under the agreement signed over seven months ago to end the Linden protests, Chairman of the Region 10 RDC Sharma Solomon says.

“We met last Friday and went through the chairpersons for the two committees – the Technical Review Committee and the Economic Review Committee,” Solomon told Stabroek News.

Joycelyn Williams, he noted, is the region’s pick to be the chairperson of the Economic Review Commit-tee. She seems to have found favour with both sides, he said, but she would only consider the post if it is agreed that the Committee be given an extended timeline with which to work. “She needs six months…only on that condition will she participate,