President Ali appoints new Permanent Secretaries

See below full release from the Office of the President: 

September 12, 2025, Georgetown, Guyana — Today, His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali met with Permanent Secretaries and Deputy Permanent Secretaries to share his government’s vision and set clear expectations for their roles in advancing national development.

President Ali emphasized that his administration will move swiftly to modernize the delivery of government services through a fully digitized framework, with a strong focus on customer service, efficiency, transparency, and results-driven performance. He underscored that this transformation must remain people-centered, with reliability, efficiency, and timely delivery as the guiding principles.

As part of the first phase of the transition in his second term, the following appointments have been made:

• Mrs. Sharon Roopchand-Edwards – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Mr. Roger Rogers – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce
• Ms. Duan Ellis – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture
• Dr. Erica Forte – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Human Services and Social Security

The President noted that additional announcements regarding Permanent Secretaries and other senior government officials will be made in the coming days.