As part of its mandate to significantly increase training in every sector, the Region Four (Demerara/Mahaica) administration held a one-day seminar yesterday on procurement and other subjects for NDC councillors.
The event which was held at the BV/Quamina Primary School, was attended by 105 officials from the 17 Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDC) which form part of Region Four.
According to a Region Four press release, the training which targeted a number of areas was organised after the Regional Executive Officer (REO) Pauline Lucas had expressed an urgent need for such training. Lucas had made this call after declaring at a meeting held with the then 15 NDCs that there was a need for urgent and significant training. She had made this call, while warning several NDCs about them blatantly and deliberately breaching procurement regulations.
