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CARICOM has to give green light to release census results – Luncheon
Dr. Roger Luncheon, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, on Wednesday, at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing, indicated that the comprehensive results of the 2012 National Census would not be made available until CARICOM says so.
According to Dr. Luncheon, the publication of the Census is not a unique Government of Guyana resolve.
Dr. Roger Luncheon
“The Census and its result are actually a joint Government of Guyana and CARICOM engagement, so the results in essence depend on the collective CARICOM and Government of Guyana agreeing and completing all of the outstanding work,” he said.
Dr. Luncheon explained that Census taking is a CARICOM responsibility because of the treaty involved. Therefore, CARICOM is intricately involved in the conduct of the Census. “So until they give the go ahead and the no-objection, the release of the formal comprehensive report will be delayed,” he emphasized.
In September 2012, the Bureau of Statistics launched the National Census. A total of US$4M was dedicated towards the exercise, which is critical for future planning for the country. Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh in his National Budget 2014 speech informed the National Assembly that the preliminary report on the 2012 National Census will be available by the end of the first half of 2014.
And, work will subsequently continue this year on the processing and analysis of the data that would inform results in the main Report.
Dr. Singh added that completion of the preliminary report was somewhat hampered by the physical challenges of access to households and enterprises, particularly in mining areas within Regions One, Seven and Eight, for a final verification of data.
He explained that the National Census report is expected to address such topics as the changing age structure of the population; composition of the labour market and employment profiles; and the ethnic, gender, religious, marital, educational, and quality of life profiles of our population.
In addition, specific attention would be placed on issues relevant to females and children; elderly population; and the incidence of disabilities in the population, “to name just some of the anticipated analyses,” he said.
“The analysis would also include the projections on our population size through to year 2050 based on current observed trends.”
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