A few weeks ago, I made a presentation on behalf of the Transparency Institute Guyana Inc. to the Organisation of American States that was conducting the fifth-round review of Guyana’s compliance with the Inter-American Convention Against Corruption. One aspect of my presentation relates to government hiring. I pointed out that it is inappropriate for the President of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) to also hold the position of Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC). The GPSU representative present, however, contended that the Constitution allows for two union representatives to be on the PSC and that the Chairman was elected by the other members.
