Dear Editor,
This is a call on the National Assembly to debate and consider the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into Public Service. The COI report was in May 2016 and was presented to the Government by Professor Harold Lutchman, Chair of the Commission with the other two Commission members, Mr. Samuel J. Goolsarran and Ms. Sandra Jones. The report was also circulated to members of the National Assembly for debate and consideration. It is hoped that the Government will not throw away the baby with the bath water.
Should the nation be told of this Government’s position on the many recommendations of the CO1 in the Public Service Report? What is the Government and its Public Service Ministry, and the Guyana Public Serve Union disposition on the many essential recommendations?
The recommendations are essential for good governance and management of the Public Service, fair employment practices, and developing a professional Public Service to serve the national community fairly. These recommendations also speak to remove conflict of interest at professional and political levels, setting the procedure for finality of public negotiations, and having the National Assembly setting the remuneration of those in the governing authorities. Implementation of these and other recommendations will rebuild confidence and trust in our country for the good of all.