Walter B. Alexander
Let us get back to basics to properly understand the role of the Public Service in Guyana over the first or the last sixty years of ministerial government in Guyana. The etymology of the words minister and ministry is helpful in understanding the true meaning of the words, whether we are referring to the minister of government or to the minister of the church. They are both required to serve or to provide services. With respect to the minister of the government, it is the provision of material services, and with respect to the minister of the church, it is the provision of services for the salvation