THE Government has established a Task Force to look into the reorganising and restructuring of the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) in light of Guyana’s national objective of moving towards a ‘green’ economy.

The Task Force was jointly established by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Board of Directors of the GFC and approved by Cabinet.

According to a release from the Ministry, the Task Force will include the technical and administrative talent and personnel of the ministry; the Board and the Commission which will examine the structure and functioning of the GFC to make recommendations to the Natural Resources Minister Raphael Trotman.

Trotman, in turn, is mandated to present a report to Cabinet.
“The Task Force’s mandate shall include, but will not be limited to, an examination and evaluation of current job descriptions and performance standards, personnel procedures, conditions of employment and appointment, wages and salary structures and payroll administration,” the release says, and that “it will further aim at improving the efficient performance and effective management of the commission by identifying training and development opportunities for staff.”

No later than July 2019, the Task Force is expected to submit to the Minister of Natural Resources a work schedule with timelines and a preliminary report that would complete this assignment. The Convener of the Task Force is the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Project Coordinator (FCPF), Mr. Clayton Hall.