THE Private Sector Commission (PSC) has congratulated the National Assembly on its approval of the nominees for the Public Procurement Commission.“The Commission has long advocated for the establishment of the body, which will be charged with responsibility for monitoring public procurement procedures in the country,” the PSC stated.

The PSC said it was particularly heartened that the nominees were put forward by both the governing coalition government and the Opposition, and the nominations were approved by a two-thirds majority in the National Assembly.

“This bodes well for future cooperation between our elected representatives in Parliament, and demonstrates a collective will to put the needs of the country first,” the PSC stated.

The members of the Commission, to be appointed by President David Granger following their nomination by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the National Assembly, are: Emily Dodson, Carol Corbin, Ivor English, Sukrishnalall Pasha, and former Labour Minister Dr Nanda Kishore Gopaul.

English is the former head of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD); Pasha served as Chairman of the Small Business Council; Corbin was Programme Manager at the Caricom Secretariat; and Dodson is an experienced attorney–at-law.