{"id":22701,"date":"2024-09-09T13:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22701"},"modified":"2024-09-09T13:15:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T13:15:29","slug":"president-urges-law-reform-commission-to-draft-legislation-for-silica-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-urges-law-reform-commission-to-draft-legislation-for-silica-city\/","title":{"rendered":"President Urges Law Reform Commission to Draft Legislation for Silica City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Saskia Warrick<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali has tasked the Law Reform Commission with drafting new legislation specifically for Silica City, Guyana&#8217;s forthcoming &#8216;smart&#8217; urban center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President expressed hope that this critical work will be completed by the first quarter of 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Tuesday, President Ali reappointed and swore in the remaining members of the Law Reform Commission: Teni Housty, Clarissa Riehl, and Deenawatie Panday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They join previously sworn-in members Emily Dodson and Lenox Shuman, completing the commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President emphasized the importance of the commission&#8217;s role in identifying and addressing existing legal gaps, particularly in light of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and digitalization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation for Silica City will be essential for managing and protecting the environment within the new urban center, located along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Guyana progresses towards a more digitalized economy, President Ali stressed the need for the Commission to evaluate potential challenges and devise effective solutions to ensure the country\u2019s legal framework remains robust and up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Law Reform Commission is responsible for aligning Guyana\u2019s laws with international legislative standards, ensuring that the country\u2019s legal infrastructure supports its evolving needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Saskia Warrick President Dr. Irfaan Ali has tasked the Law Reform Commission with drafting new legislation specifically for Silica City, Guyana&#8217;s forthcoming &#8216;smart&#8217; urban center. The President expressed hope&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22701"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22711,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22701\/revisions\/22711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}