Former Speaker of the National Assembly Ralph Ramkarran has acknowledged gaps in the parliamentary records but dismisses any assertions that their disappearance is deliberate, saying that it was under his stewardship that programmes commenced to bring the records up to date.
This follows revelations from Clerk of the National Assembly Sherlock Isaacs and his predecessor Frank Narain as to what might have happened to transcripts for the period 1985 to 1992. Two weeks ago, Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman tabled a report in Parliament on the result of his investigation into the missing documentation at the behest of A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) Member of Parliament Carl Greenidge,