Dear Editor,
Many of us are very concerned about our beautiful country, its future and the future of our children, as such, as a part of the solution, I would like to continue advocacy for a ‘One Party’ Government from 2019 – 2023 with a mission to ‘Fix Guyana’; and the number one task, being Constitutional Reform.
We have found ourselves in uncharted waters and the current situation requires bold out-of-the-box thinking; therefore, drawing from some very healthy forward-thinking discussions, I wish to propose the following for the Cabinet/Government and senior advisory positions. It is proposed that some of the new names of ministries be retained; however, it is also recommended that former names of some ministries be restored.
Proposed Positions Proposed Names
President – Major General Rtd., Joseph Singh
Prime Minister – Mr. Raphael Trotman
Senior Vice President and Minister of Finance – Mr. Carl Greenidge
Senior Vice President and
Minister of Natural Resources – Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Minister of Foreign Affairs – Mr. George Talbot
Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General – Mr. Ralph Ramkarran
Minister of Education – Mr. Vincent Alexander
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports – Dr. David Hinds
Minister of Labour, Human
Services and Social Security – Ms. Volda Lawrence
Ministry of Health – Dr. Vindhya Persaud
Ministry of Housing and Water – Mr. Charles Ramson Jr.
Ministry of Public Security – Mr. Timothy Jonas
Minister of Business – Mr. Tarron Khemraj
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development – Dr. Frank Anthony
Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs – Mr. Sydney Allicock
Ministry of Public Infrastructure – Mr. David Patterson
Ministry of Public Communications – Ms. Cathy Hughes
Minister of State in the Ministry of the Presidency – Proposed President to decide on
Minister
Minister of Agriculture – Mr. Noel Holder
Senior Advisors
Senior Advisor to the President on Security – Current President
Mr. David Granger (Rtd. Brigadier)
Senior Political and Communications
Advisor to the President – Current Prime Minister,
Mr. Moses Nagamootoo
Senior Advisor to the President on Special Matters – Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan
Senior Advisor to the President on Governance – Ms. Gail Teixeira
Junior Ministers will also be appointed by the proposed president to make up the 65 members of the National Assembly, the only difference being that they would not be elected. It is proposed that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland be retained.
This will require the National Assembly to operate differently since there will be no Opposition; but we are a smart people, we can develop a workable mechanism and process, with support from the international and regional community.
Yours faithfully,
Audreyanna Thomas