{"id":30574,"date":"2026-06-24T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=30574"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:00:25","slug":"%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%9d%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ab-%f0%9d%90%9f%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%b2%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%90%92%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%9b%f0%9d%90%a8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/%f0%9d%90%8d%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%9d%f0%9d%90%a2%f0%9d%90%ab-%f0%9d%90%9f%f0%9d%90%a5%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%b2%f0%9d%90%ac-%f0%9d%90%92%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%ab%f0%9d%90%9a%f0%9d%90%9b%f0%9d%90%a8\/","title":{"rendered":"\ud835\udc0d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1d\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2b \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc12\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc1b\ud835\udc28-\ud835\udc07\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc32\u2019\ud835\udc2c \u2018\ud835\udc08\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc20\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\u2019 \ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2c"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc0c\u2019\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">-by Radha Motielall<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Committee of Selection Hon. Manzoor Nadir has called out opposition MP and Chief Whip, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley for a disingenuous attempt to mislead the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The matter pertains to the exclusion of Forward Guyana Movement leader and lone representative in the House, Amanza Walton-Desir from any of the parliamentary committees recently appointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sarabo-Halley recently took to social media trying to discredit the work of the Chairman of the Committee of Selection, by claiming that he was in breach of standing order 80-5 during the recent reconstitution of the parliamentary committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the WIN Chief Whip, while the FGM was excluded based on the parliamentary calculations for seats on the committees, WIN wanted Walton-Desir to sit in their space on some of the committees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She claims, however, that the speaker did not allow this and was therefore in breach of the standing order which says any member of the assembly, elected or non-elected, is eligible for membership of any committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is no standing orders, there is no rule, there is no sections of the standing orders that indicates that there is exception to that particular rule,\u201d Sarabo-Halley claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaker Manzoor Nadir, however, noted that Sarabo-Halley \u2018conveniently\u2019 left out some important words from that standing order, and that is (Unless and Otherwise provided in the Standing Orders).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cIf she was genuine, she would have gone to Standing Order 94-1, which says that the committees of parliament must reflect the composition of parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nadir also stated that the calculations used to allocate seats on Committees were not invented by himself but are in fact long standing convention which he complies with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, he advises Sarabo-Halley to be genuine by reflecting and reporting exactly what the rules are and not omitting significant parts of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says her entire presentation on the matter was a disservice to the Leader of the Opposition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; \ud835\udc0e\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc05\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc0c\u2019\ud835\udc2c \ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc31\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2c\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc27 \ud835\udc1f\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26 \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc25\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc27\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1a\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc32 \ud835\udc02\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc26\ud835\udc22\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc2d\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc1e\ud835\udc2c -by Radha Motielall Speaker of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Committee of Selection Hon. 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