EDUCATION Ministers, Dr. Rupert Roopnaraine and Nicolette Henry have been appointed Co-chairs of the National Commemoration Commission (NCC), which comes out of a directive from President David Granger that the National Commission be established under the aegis of the Ministry of Education.The Commission will comprise representatives of several Government agencies, Ministries, civil society organisations, and the diaspora.

Establishment of the Commission was formally approved by Cabinet on July 22. The Ministry of Education is currently in the process of convening the Commission and establishing a formal Secretariat and dedicated working committees.

A full launch of the National Commemoration Commission is slated for the third week of August, during which the general public will be informed of the composition of the Commission, its full mandate, and the activities planned for Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary.

Preparatory work on the Commission shall be initiated via parliamentary motion before the scheduled parliamentary recess for 2015, and a fully functional Commission will be prepared to present an action plan for activities by October 2015.

Preliminary activities should begin in January of 2016, leading up to May 26th, 2015.

An initial report shall be prepared before the parliamentary recess of 2015, followed by a full report prepared before parliamentary recess of 2016.

A full report, audit, and publications/productions coming out of the Commission’s activities shall be prepared before Budget 2017.