For what is now the tenth time since a quorum change, a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament meeting was on Monday cancelled after government members were a no-show due to other commitments.
The meeting scheduled for Monday last was aborted subsequent to chairman, Jermaine Figueira, being informed of non-attendance excuses by government members.
In a brief comment, Figueria disclosed that Government Chief Whip, Gail Teixeira, informed him that she was travelling. Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, and Director General at the Ministry of Health, Dr Vishwa Mahadeo informed the committee of their non-availability via the clerk of the committee. They too were travelling. Edghill had accompanied Prime Minister Mark Phillips to Linden for a visit and meeting with BOSAI following a workplace incident where a worker was buried under overburden. Mahadeo informed that he was in Region Nine. Attorney Sanjeev Datadin when contacted by this newspaper explained that he was required to honour obligations in court.
