–at swearing-in of new Public Service Appellate Tribunal Registrar

THE registrar of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal was on Wednesday sworn in by President David Granger at State House.
In the simple ceremony, Ms Amoura Giddings, a young attorney, took the Oath of Office to serve as the new registrar in the presence of Justice Nandram Kissoon (chairman), Abiola Wong-Inniss and Winston Brown.
The President has committed to ensuring that all institutions of the State are functional. These institutions, he said, are the pillars on which the Guyanese society stands.
During his remarks at the simple swearing-in ceremony, the President said, “The objective is to establish an efficient public service; and from the time we entered office, we took steps to ensure that the demands of the Guyana Public Service Union, of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal were met.

“Any State in the world is founded on certain pillars and institutions, and if you kick those institutions down, the State will collapse. And we are committed to ensuring that the institutions remain to support the lawful aspect in public administration and governance.”
He pledged that his administration will do everything in its power to ensure that State institutions function independently, and perform their functions.
“The Public Service Appellate Tribunal is important to the public service, and the public service is important to the country,” President Granger said.
“And we will continue to ensure that pillars of State are given the respect that they deserve,” he added.

Giddings, meanwhile, in a brief comment, said that she is happy to be part of a body that will make legal procedures affordable to people who are disadvantaged, or who cannot afford to seek legal redress through the courts.
Her appointment, which took effect from September 19, 2017, accords with Section 6:01 of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal Act, and the Head-of-State has said that his government is fully cognisant of the need for an efficient public service, and as such has worked to ensure that all necessary vacancies are filled.
In May, Justice Nandram Kissoon (chairman), Abiola Wong-Inniss and Winston Brown were sworn in as members of the Tribunal, which had been defunct for over 20 years.
Parliament, by virtue of Chapter 27:01 of the Laws of Guyana, provides for the establishment of the Public Service Appellate Tribunal, which shall comprise a Chairman, at least two members, and a registrar, who shall be the chief executive officer.