Proposed members of new ‘One Party’ Government from 2019 - 2023

Dear Editor,

Many of us are very concerned about our beautiful country, its future and the future of our children, as such, as a part of the solution, I would like to continue advocacy for a ‘One Party’ Government from 2019 – 2023 with a mission to ‘Fix Guyana’; and the number one task, being Constitutional Reform.

We have found ourselves in uncharted waters and the current situation requires bold out-of-the-box thinking; therefore, drawing from some very healthy forward-thinking discussions, I wish to propose the following for the Cabinet/Government and senior advisory positions. It is proposed that some of the new names of ministries be retained; however, it is also recommended that former names of some ministries be restored.

Proposed Positions

President

Prime Minister

Senior Vice President and Minister of Finance Senior Vice President and

Proposed Names

- Major General Rtd., Joseph Singh - Mr. Raphael Trotman

- Mr. Carl Greenidge Minister of Natural Resources – Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo Minister of Foreign Affairs - Mr. George Talbot Ministry of Legal Affairs and Attorney General - Mr. Ralph Ramkarran Minister of Education - Mr. Vincent Alexander Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports - Dr. David Hinds Minister of Labour, Human Services and Social Security Ministry of Health Ministry of Housing and Water Ministry of Public Security Minister of Business Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs - Ms. Volda Lawrence - Dr. Vindhya Persaud - Mr. Charles Ramson Jr. - Mr. Timothy Jonas – Mr. Tarron Khemraj

– Dr. Frank Anthony - Mr. Sydney Allicock

Ministry of Public Infrastructure

Ministry of Public Communications Minister of State in the Ministry of the Presidency

Minister of Agriculture

Senior Advisors

Senior Advisor to the President on Security

Mr. David Granger (Rtd. Brigadier)

Senior Political and Communications

Advisor to the President

Mr. Moses Nagamootoo

Senior Advisor to the President on Special Matters - Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan Senior Advisor to the President on Governance - Ms. Gail Teixeira Junior Ministers will also be appointed by the proposed president to make up the 65 members of the National Assembly, the only difference being that they would not be elected. It is proposed that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland be retained.

This will require the National Assembly to operate differently since there will be no Opposition; but we are a smart people, we can develop a workable mechanism and process, with support from the international and regional community.

Yours faithfully,

Audreyanna Thomas

- Current President - Current Prime Minister,