New NICIL Chairman installed for transparency-Minister Harmon

Georgetown: Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, at a recent post Cabinet press briefing, indicated that the move to have Dr. Maurice Odle as Chairman of NICIL, was done in the best interest of transparency. “The Finance Minister requested to be removed because he felt that he could not be exercising ministerial supervisory control over entities, and still be sitting on a board that was expected to be independent and give advice,” Minister Harmon said. Harmon explained that the new approach the Government is taking will see a review of the existing system, and the implementation of recommendations that are aimed at making the activities of Government more transparent. “We have become more open. These are the things that the Guyanese public in the past might not have heard about. We are making it known to everyone that this is what we’re doing. We are happy for the criticisms and the recommendations, we accept them in good faith,” Minister of State said