CABINET is currently considering a revised Order of Precedence for official use here after a more than 33-year hiatus of the said document.

An Order of Precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of persons used in the context of people by many organisations and governments for formal and state occasions. This is also a feature where diplomats are present.

Minister of State, Joseph Harmon told reporters on Friday at a post-Cabinet press briefing that Guyana should conform to international conventions but over the years there have been slippages in their applications.

As such, Cabinet has agreed to examine the proposed draft document before granting its approval, Harmon told reporters at the Ministry of the Presidency.
The minister noted occasions when persons have difficulties identifying the precedence list. Following Cabinet’s consideration of the document, it will be circulated.