Guyana, Suriname exploring closer parliamentary cooperation

Parliamentary gift: Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman hands over a painting of Marshall Falls to Speaker of the Surinamese Parliament Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons at Public Buildings yesterday.

The National Assemblies of Guyana and Suriname are looking to craft a relationship that will enable them to better understand the systems in each country and ensure that legislation is not detrimental to either state.

“We will open the lines of communication, exchange documents about our parliamentary systems and practices and look for ways to cooperate at the levels of Caricom and Unasur,” said Speaker of Guyana’s National Assem-bly Raphael Trotman at a press conference at Public Buildings yesterday. In attendance was Speaker of Suriname’s Parliament Dr Jennifer Geerlings-Simons and her delegation.

During meetings here, they have been examining ways to work together. “It is proposed that we have maybe a contact group where we