New Public Procurement Commission members appointed

President Irfaan Ali yesterday appointed four of the five members of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and emphasised the crucial role of oversight of the public procurement process as Guyana has embarked on a transformation phase.

Financial Analyst Joel Bhagwandin, former High Commissioner to Canada Rajnarine Singh, and Diana Rajkumar, former Personal Assistant to the Minister of Public Security and Berkeley Wickham, former Head of the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board were the nominees who were sworn in yesterday at the Office of the President.