Cabinet approves appointment of board members, UG Council
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon on Thursday last announced that approval has been granted for the appointment of representatives to sit on several boards and the University of Guyana (UG) Council.
The Directors of these boards will serve for a period of one year commencing from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019.
The UG Council members are as follows:
Chancellor, Professor Nigel Harris
Vice Chancellor, Professor Ivelaw Griffith
UG Academic Board, Jacqueline Murray
Committee of Deans, Dr. Paulette Bynoe, AA
President, UGSS, Norwell Hinds
President, UGSSA, Dr. Jewel Thomas
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Vibert Welch
Budget Director, Ministry of Finance, Sonya Roopnauth
APNU/AFC Representative, Vincent Alexander
Representative, Parliamentary Opposition
Women’s Interest, Jasmin Harris
Farmer’s Interest, Patrick De Groot
Indigenous Peoples’ Interest, Marian Andrew
Business Interest, Allison Butters-Grant
Guyana Trade Union Congress, Ivor English
Representative, Guild of Graduates
Lawyer’s Association, Timothy Jonas
Medical Council of Guyana, Dr. Navindranauth Rambaran
Marissa Seepersaud
The Chancellor’s Nominees are as follows:
Major General Joe Singh (Rtd)
Myrna Bernard
Registrar, Dr. Nigel Gravesande
Nominee, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Nominee, University of the West Indies
Members of the National Tripartite Committee are as follows:
Chairperson, Minister of Social Protection, Hon. Amna Ally
Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection with responsibility for Labour, Hon. Keith Scott
Mabiola Howard
Charles Ogle
Holly Greaves
Coretta McDonald
Norris Whitter
Leslie Gonsalves
Samuel Goolsarran
Jairam Petam
Taajnauth Jadunauth
Bal Persaud
Faye Smartt-Scott
Bibi Ramchan
Carvil Duncan
Seepaul Narine
Dawchan Nagasar
Secretary, Karen VanSluytman- Corbin
Sugar Welfare Fund Committee members are as follows:
Chairman, Alan Munroe
Charles Ogle
Paul Bhim
Deodat James-Sukhu
Lincoln Lewis
Dawchan Nagasar
Harvey Tambron
Curbette Victorine
Members of the National Advisory Council on Occupational Health and Safety are as follows:
Chairman, Earl Morris
Patricia Woolford
Julian Amsterdam
Donnette Richie
Andrew Holder
Pancham Singh
Jeffrey Walcott
Marguerite Hoyte
Wendell Alleyne
Sherry Ferrell
Morris Solomon
Shailendra Rai
Representative, Guyana Association of Professional Engineers
Representative, Gold and Diamond Miners Association
Representative, Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana
Two Representatives, Ministry of Social Protection (Labour, Occupational Safety and Health Department)
Secretary, Maxine Bess
(DPI)