Andrew Garnett nominated to local gov’t commission

Andrew Christopher Garnett of the Guyana Local Government Officers Union has been identified as the nominee from trade unions to be appointed to the Local Government Commission which is still to be operationalised even though several deadlines have passed.

According to the legislation, the commission will be made up of eight members: four nominated by government, one from unions operating in the local government sector and three from the Leader of the Opposition.

On the Order Paper for Thursday’s sitting of the National Assembly is a motion to adopt the