Gov’t expecting feedback on proposed code of conduct

Government is hoping to receive feedback from civil society on the Code of Conduct proposed for government ministers and public officials in the coming weeks, Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman says.

He told reporters on Friday that they have so far received a very studied and extensive critique from the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) “which we are just about to start studying.” He noted that the document had been shared with the press for further dissemination as well as non-governmental organisations.

In this regard, he said that Transparency International and the Guyana Bar Association were