– part of background work for coverage of CARICOM issues during Suriname’s chairmanship
A DELEGATION of approximately 20 communication officers, representing various ministries in Suriname, including the Cabinets of the president and vice president, made a brief visit to the Government Information Agency (GINA) on Homestretch Avenue Friday. The team’s visit to Guyana was partly for background and information gathering, and partly to set up a network of communication between themselves and CARICOM member countries for the duration of Suriname’s chairmanship of the regional body.
The visit to Guyana was arranged by the Government of Suriname for just this reason, since regional issues were normally covered by the current affairs media rather than the government’s specialist media corps.
Coordinator of the visit, Steve Ninvalle, Member of Parliament in charge of parliamentary affairs, noted that the interaction between GINA officers and their Dutch counterparts was ideal, since the delegation consisted of communications officers from various ministries and cabinets, and are all seasoned persons. He added that it is a critical move to establish this network and suggested that it would be good if Guyana could reciprocate.
The delegation also spent several hours at the CARICOM Headquarters in Turkeyen, in a briefing session.
Members of the visiting delegation also included Permanent Secretary of the Suriname Government Information, Service Vivian Gordon, and Head of the Government Information Service of Suriname, Daniella Tauwnaar. (GINA)