Apologising for the delay in setting up the Local Government Commission, Minister of Communities Ronald Bulkan has committed to it becoming a reality by the end of this month and has also revealed that a building has already been identified to house its permanent staff.
“Yes we did commit to the public that we would seek to expeditiously have this commission in place [but] I regret as one of the most vocal advocates that we are not there as yet and I will ask the public to bear with us and to not construe the delay as being anything ominous or sinister in nature on the part of the administration or reneging on our commitment,” Bulkan said in a recent interview with the Stabroek News.
The new deadline given by the minister is the