UN team exploring how constitution reform ‘could be realised’

From left are Fabio Oliva, Rohan Edrisinha, Shabnam Mallick, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, UN Resident Co-ordinator Mikiko Tanaka, Gerardo Noto, Jason Gluck, and Co-ordinator of Governance Tamara Khan (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

A team of experts from the United Nations is here to consider how the constitutional reform process “could be realised”, according to a press release yesterday from the Office of the Prime Minister.

The APNU+AFC government has been pilloried for its sloth  on constitutional reform despite pre-election manifesto commitments of a speedy process. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has been entrusted with responsibility for constitutional reform.

The terms of reference (TOR) for the team’s visit includes examining the political environment here and the legal and institutional framework governing the constitutional reform process, according to the press release.