Two new Ministers sworn in before President Jagdeo

Georgetown, GINA, April 10, 2008

New Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues and Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai were today sworn in before President Bharrat Jagdeo in the presence of other Government Ministers, the media, family, friends and well-wishers.
            Minister Rodrigues who was the former Minister of Amerindian Affairs was at the helm of a number of initiatives in her former post to address several pertinent Amerindian Affairs issues and ensure Amerindian development in several areas such as land demarcation and titling and the revision of the Amerindian Act. She replaces former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rudolph Insanally who retired from his post recently.
Meanwhile, the new Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai has a wealth of experience working with the indigenous people and has been serving as a Member of Parliament for a number of years prior to her appointment.        
Commenting on her plans for her new post after taking the oath of office,    Minister Rodrigues says she plans to firstly meet with the staff of her Ministry to see which are the priority issues which need to be dealt with, what needs to be improved and what new can be added.
She also plans to work on improving the image of the country.           
In the meantime, the new Minister of Amerindian Affairs alluded to the success   of her predecessor and the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) in relation to Amerindian Development and plans to further this development, particularly in the areas of business and tourism.
            She also noted that she hopes to complete the work in the area of land titling which has already moved to an advanced level.

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