Dr Dindyal Permaul has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) with effect from January 1.
According to a press release Dr Permaul’s appointment was made in accordance with Section Six of the GLDA Act of 2010.
Dr Permaul was trained at the Lilian Dewar College of Education as a Science Teacher and schooled in Agricultural Sciences at the Guyana School of Agriculture, the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Guyana (UG) and Imperial College, University of London.
He served in the Faculty of Agriculture at UG for over a decade before accepting an appointment as Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture 11 years ago.
The GLDA Act was passed by the National Assembly and was assented to by President Bharrat Jagdeo on April 14. The commencement date of September 1 was made by an order signed by Minister Robert Persaud on August 16 and published in the Official Gazette on August 21.
According to the release the GLDA was established to promote greater efficiency in the livestock and livestock product industry and to provide enhanced services in livestock husbandry, health and research.
“It will also provide for the effective administration and regulation of trade, commerce and export of livestock and livestock products,” the release said.
