–Dr Luncheon

THE stage is set for the reconstitution of the Judicial, Public, Police and Teaching Service Commissions after expiring over the past year, Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr. Roger Luncheon informed yesterday. 

Speaking at his usual post-Cabinet press briefing at the Office of the President, in Georgetown, he said the constitutionally mandated provisions for the reconstitution were completed last August 22.

With the exception of the Teaching Service Commission, parliamentary inputs into the membership of the other three commissions led to parliament’s nomination for them.
For the Judicial Service Commission, former Justice Lennox Perry was nominated through the parliamentary process.
For the Public Service Commission, Mr. Patrick Yarde was a nominee. For the Police Service Commission, Harold Martin, Keith John, Omesh Satyanand and Alvin Smith were the nominees through the parliamentary procedure.

Dr Luncheon said meaningful consultations with the Leader of the Opposition and President Donald Ramotar were concluded on August 22 and over the course of the last few months, those consultations resulted in the appointments of Leila Ramson, Mida Persaud and Alan Munroe in the Teaching Service Commission; for the Judicial Service Commission, former Justice Prem Persaud and for the Public Service Commission Carvil Duncan, Cecil Seepersaud, and Vedyawattie Looknauth.

The members of the Teaching Service Commission will meet to elect their chairperson, deputy and fulltime members.
Meanwhile, the President and Leader of the opposition consulted on the chairperson of the Police Service Commission and Omesh Satyanand would be the incoming chairman of that body when it assumes function, Dr. Luncheon reported.

(By Telesha Ramnarine)