The members of the Public Infrastructure Task Force have been identified, according to Minister of Public Infrastructure David Patterson who yesterday revealed that Major General (rtd) Joe Singh will head the force that is expected to address drainage and irrigation reform throughout the country.
The minister, who was speaking to reporters at yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing, also announced that he is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for a technical team from the Netherlands to come to Guyana to assist in this process. He said the assistance was offered by that country. The Dutch were responsible for designing and building major parts of the drainage infrastructure in Georgetown, which was hardest hit by the two most recent flooding events following heavy rainfall.
The minister said Charles Sohan, Malcolm Ali, Andrew Bishop, Stanley Ming, Joseph Holder, Charles Ceres and
