Members of new procurement commission agreed

The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has settled on five names for the new Public Procurement Commission and these names are to be tendered to Parliament for approval, sources say. The names will require two-thirds approval in Parliament.

The five persons are attorney Pauline Chase, financial analyst Joel Bhagwandin, Rajnarine Singh, economist Rawle Lucas and Berkley Wickham. The names were settled this week.

The life of the last procurement body expired in October, 2020. The body is crucial to upholding rectitude in the procurement process particularly considering the billions in contracts that are being awarded by government agencies.