Gov’t denies Teixeira motion for committee review of public service CoI report

Gail Teixeira

Government used its majority early yesterday morning to defeat a motion by the opposition for the report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the public service to be sent to a parliamentary select committee for further study.

The motion, moved by Chief Whip of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Gail Teixeira, was brought out of recognition that the report of the CoI required more attention from the House with respect to the recommendations. She told the National Assembly during a debate on the motion that the 89 recommendations that have been made by the CoI are “very serious in nature” and require the