The government’s information unit yesterday said that the appointment of an Executive Secretariat for the National Coronavirus Task Force is aimed at speeding up remediation efforts for those affected.
In a statement, the Public Information and Press Service also said the three appointees: Joseph Harmon, Lawrence Paul and Mark Archer possess the expertise necessary that is vital in the country’s fight against the disease which has claimed the lives of eight and infected 66 others.
The statement came following growing questions after Harmon was made Chief Executive Officer of the Secretariat on Friday in the task force headed by de facto Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo. The appointment has been seen as diminishing Nagamootoo’s standing and had come a day after Nagamootoo had suggested at a press conference that Guyana’s request for international assistance to fight COVID-19 could possibly be hampered by the present electoral stalemate. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) refuted Nagamootoo’s suggestion.