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Dec 08, 2012 News

 

By Abena Rockcliffe
In the absence of Dr Roger Luncheon, Presidential Adviser on Governance, Gail Teixeira, during yesterday’s post Cabinet briefing expressed concern on behalf of the body about the halt in parliamentary progress due to opposition’s quest for the removal of Clement Rohee as Minister of Home Affairs.
Teixeira spoke about Cabinet’s worry over a number of Government Bills and the supplementary financial papers that will be coming up for the first reading at the December 17 sitting and a number of Bills that have been stacking up for that are waiting for second readings. Government has not been able to get to them due to the actions during the November 8 and November 22 sittings.
She said that the Guyana Cricket Administration Bill is another Bill that would be heading to Parliament but not before consultation with the joint Parliamentary opposition— A Partnership For National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC). Draft copies of the Bill and the constitution of the Guyana Cricket Board are to ‘be circulated prior to its tabling.
Teixeira said that the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport and the Interim Management Committee (IMC) which is awaiting Clive Lloyd’s return, will be convening a meeting early next week with the three Parliamentary parties for the purpose of examining the Bill and constitution.
This, she said, is in keeping with the agreement last February at the inter-Parliamentary dialogue which stated that it is imperative to have a review of the cricket administration.
According to the Member of Parliament, the deadline for ensuring the aforementioned was put in place prior to the recess; she stated that it wasn’t accomplished then “but we have now reached that point.”
Teixeira said that at the said meeting, it was also agreed that there was a need for a governance framework for the administration of cricket in Guyana and that that was critical.
The media was reminded that the IMC led by Clive Lloyd has had a large and wide consultation which contributed to the bill and its content.
Teixeira, asked about a letter from the West Indies Cricket Board on a draft Bill, stated that objections to the decision to dissolve the existing Guyana Cricket Board and institute a new one was a proverbial storm in a teacup.
The seeming resentment to the amount of power being granted to the Minister in that Bill was a question of interpretation. She contended that she did not agree that the Bill granted the Minister a role that was invasive.
She said that the constitution requires the Guyana Cricket Board to have accountability and transparency and that it is usually a given that when a system is being completely revamped, other persons are put in place to do a job that was previously flawed.
Ms Teixeira said that the draughtsmen are “honourable people” who know the law. However, the role of the Minister in the draft Bill is open for discussion.
Teixeira also said that there will be a minor but important amendment to the Customs Act that seeks to bring equity to the administration of the tax in relation to plastic beverage containers.
The current Act applies only to imported beverage containers and not to those that are locally manufactured.
However, perusing charge applications at the Cariforum, Guyana is required to remove any form of discriminatory treatment to regional goods; this amendment will bring Guyana into conformity with that obligation.
Meanwhile, the Telecommunications Bill is still not ready for parliament. Discussions continue between Digicel and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company. A schedule has been put in place. In keeping with that schedule, a meeting will be held on Monday 10th December.

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