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I wish to promote the Foreign Minister to another portfolio

Oct 21, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor:
I looked at one of the sessions of the IDB/Private Sector Commission business development summit in Guyana via live stream. A panel which included Vice President, Carl Greenidge and former PM Hinds was quite interesting. VP Greenidge’s responses to questions were particularly well informed and demonstrated his facility with a number of issues/sectors including market access, branding, labour availability, diversification of key sectors to include value added, air transport and more. But what struck me as being very positive beyond his knowledge and facility with the issues, was his tone. This was a very encouraging, business friendly and honest analysis.
Now, I think it is time for a Ministry of Economic Planning which would include responsibility for trade and industry. This Ministry can be named the Ministry of Foreign Relations, Economic Planning and Business Development. This Ministry should go to Vice President Greenidge and dissolve the current Ministry of Business. This would be a super ministry of sorts but Jaipaul Sharma or Minister Ferguson can be reassigned as a Minister in this new Ministry to assist Greenidge. Minister Gaskin could be assigned the Tourism and Civil Aviation portfolio.
This kind of reorganisation is necessary if meaningful progress is to be made on moving Guyana’s economy forward with government leadership that would inspire the private sector to move beyond retail trade and have it re-engage in manufacturing, agriculture and agri-processing and other areas of productive activity based on market trends. I am of the view that given Vice President Greenidge’s international experience and exposure, and hopefully his knowledge of the need for high levels of professionalism and performance, that his being given the responsibilities to which I refer above will go a long way towards engendering a level of innovation and creativity which our economy needs at this time.

Wesley Kirton

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