Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr Roger Luncheon said on Thursday that as the impact of the opposition led budget cuts on several agencies deepens, it is surprising the Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) has remained silent.
GHRA co-president Mike McCormack, in an invited comment, dismissed Luncheon’s statement as “quite misplaced,” noting that the body did comment on the issue but did not get into the specifics. He explained that the GHRA’s main concern was the process of misusing people particularly those from Amerindian communities.
Addressing reporters at a post-cabinet press briefing, Luncheon said that as a result of the cuts, jobs have been lost and he