Last week, we had stated that the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Public Service, which was laid in the National Assembly on 24 May 2016, would have been debated by the Assembly. However, that debate has since been postponed to a later date.
So far, we have completed our review of the first two chapters of the report and we began an examination of Chapter 3 on training and staff development. The highlight of last week’s article was the statement of the Commission indicating that it became aware of the dissatisfaction with the way the process is managed, the abandonment of the Selection Committee and the lack of transparency and fairness in the selection of awardees. Accordingly, it has recommended the Barbados model for Guyana where a Committee of Permanent Secretaries from the key Ministries under the Chair of the Head of the Public Service meet to consider candidates for overseas fellowships and scholarships.
