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Proceedings and Debates of the National Assembly of the First PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FIRST SESSION (2015-2018) OF THE ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF GUYANA UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CO-OPERATIVE REPUBLIC OF GUYANA HELD IN THE PARLIAMENT CHAMBER, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, BRICKDAM, GEORGETOWN 89TH Sitting Monday, 25TH June, 2018 Assembly convened at 2.08 p.m. Prayers [Mr. Speaker in the Chair] ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPEAKER National day of Mourning Mr. Speaker: Hon. Members, you would have noticed that the flags on all of the Government’s buildings are being flown at half-mast. Today is a day of mourning in Guyana. We join with our fellow citizens in observing this day when we pay tribute to the memory of our fellow citizens who lost their lives in such a brutal manner at the hands of pirates. In our observance of this day, I invite you to rise and join me in observing a moment of silence in their memory. Minute of silence observed. Leave to Members Mr. Speaker: Leave has been granted to the Hon. Member Cornel Damon to be absent from today’s sitting. PRESENTATION OF PAPERS AND REPORTS The following Reports were laid: 1 1. Annual Reports of the National Communications Network Inc. for the years 2015 and 2016. [First Vice-President and Prime Minister] 2. Annual Review of the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund Committee for the year 2016. [Minister of Social Protection] 3. Treasury Memorandum Pursuant to Resolution No. 79/2018 dated March 15, 2018 of the National Assembly on the Public Accounts of Guyana for the years 2012, 2013 and 2014. [Minister of Finance] 4. (i) Audited Financial Statement of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation for the year ended 31st December, 2014. (ii) Audited Financial Statement of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation for the year ended 31st December, 2015. [Minister of Public Infrastructure] 5. Annual Report of the Public Utilities Commission for the year 2017. [Minister of Public Telecommunications] QUESTIONS ON NOTICE [Written Replies] (1) HIRING OF SPECIAL PROSECUTORS Mr. Nandlall: The Hon. Minister, in response to questions during the estimates of the annual budget debates for the years 2017 and 2018, informed the House that $109M was allocated in sub-head 6284 under programme 523 Attorney General's Chamber in the Budget 2017 and that in the same sub-head and programme in the Budget 2018, undisclosed funds were also allocated for the hiring of Special Prosecutors, including foreign lawyers. Could the Hon. Minister provide this House with information on the number of Special Prosecutors that have been hired, their salaries and benefits, travel and hotel costs incurred and the number of cases they are/have been handling for the period January, 2017 — March, 2018? Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs [Mr. Williams]: 2 (1) Number of Prosecutors: Five (2) Salaries and Benefits: Retainer fee of two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) to be applied against the Attorney's fees and cost incurred by the client or expenses paid by the attorney on behalf of the client and twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) per hour for legal services rendered in prosecuting matters in court. (3) Travel and Hotel: No travel and hotel costs have been incurred. (4) Number of cases January 2017- March 2018: 12 cases It should be noted that agreement signed by the special prosecutors is dated 7th June, 2017. Therefore, there would be no cases assigned before that date. (2) STATUS OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION Mr. Nandlall: Would the Hon. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs provide this National Assembly with the following information with regards to the status of the Law Reform Commission: - (i) Is the Law Reform Commission functioning? (ii) Who are the persons appointed to the commission? (iii) The remuneration package of the persons appointed to the Law Reform Commission? Or, if no one has been appointed as yet what is the anticipated remuneration package? (iv) Is the commission provided with staff, and, if so, the number of positions and salaries of those persons? (v) What is the address of the Law Reform Commission? (vi) If the building in which the Law Reform Commission is accommodated is being rented, could a copy of the rental agreement be provided? Mr. Williams: 3 (1) The Law Reform Commission is in the final stage of readiness. Persons have been interviewed for the position of Commissioners. Some staff for the commission have been hired. The Law Reform Commission Building is ready. (2) No Commissioners have been appointed however interviews were conduct for Commissioners on the 19th and 20th June, 2018. (3) No remuneration has been approved. (4) The following staff have been hired for the Commission- Position Number of Gross Salary Legal Officer 1 $700,000.00 Legal Clerk 2 $150,000.00 (each) Typists 3 $130,000.00 (each) Office Assistant 2 $100,000.00 (each) Cleaner 1 $75,000.00 Driver 1 $120,000.00 (5) Lot 59 Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana. (6) Rental Agreement attached. Rental Agreement GUYANA COUNTY OF DEMERARA AGREEMENT OF TENANCY THIS AGREEMENT OF TENANCY is made and entered into at Georgetown, Guyana, on this 14th day of November, 2017, by and between MICHAEL WHARTON and MICHELLE WHARTON, both of 586 Republic Park, Peter's Hall, East Bank Demerara, Guyana, (hereinafter referred to as the “Landlords”) of the one part and THE GOVERNMENT OF GUYANA 4 represented herein by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Legal Affairs, whose office is situate at 95 Carmichael Street, North Cummingsburg, Georgetown, Guyana, (hereinafter referred to as “the Tenant”") of the other part, which terms shall include, their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns where the context so permits. WHEREAS the Landlords are the owners of a three-storey building situate at the east half of lot 59 (fifty-nine) Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana; AND WHEREAS the Tenant is desirous of renting the middle and top floors of the building situate at the east half of lot numbered 59 (fifty-nine) Robb Street, Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana, hereinafter referred to as “the demised premises”; NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS: - 1. The Landlord(s) hereby agree to let and the Tenant hereby agrees to rent the demised premises from the 1st day of December, 2017, to the 30th day of November, 2018, inclusive. 2. The rental for the demised premises shall be $850,000.00 (eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars, per month, payable in advance on or before the 5th day of each and every month. 3. The Tenant agrees to lodge the sum of $1,700,000.00 (one million seven hundred thousand dollars) as a security deposit for loss or damage to the demised premises, on the signing of this Agreement. The security deposit (less any expenses for damage) is to be refunded to the Tenant at the completion of the tenancy. The Landlords hereby acknowledge receipt of the security deposit as aforementioned. 4. The Tenant agrees to pay the rental for the first two months of the tenancy before going into occupation of the demised premises. The Landlords hereby further acknowledge receipt of the sum of $1,700,000.00 (one million seven hundred thousand dollars) as aforementioned (i.e. rental for the period of 1st December, 2017, to 31st January, 2018). 5. The Tenant agrees to use the demised premises solely as offices and undertakes not to use them for any unlawful or immoral purpose or in any manner offensive to others. 5 6. The Tenant agrees to allow the Landlord(s) a monthly inspection of the demised premises at a mutually agreed time. 7. The Tenant agrees not to remodel or make any structured changes, alterations or additions to the demised premises and not to paint, paper or decorate the walls of the demises premises and not to install, attach or exchange appliances or equipment or to drive nails or devices into the walls or woodwork of the demised premises without the prior written consent of the Landlord(s). 8. The Tenant undertakes not to live, cook or smoke, in the demised premises, nor to allow its staff, guests, clients, customers, visitors or agents or any other person(s) to live, cook or smoke, in the demised premises. 9. The Tenant undertakes not to execute or allow any electrical work to be executed in the demised premises without the written authority of the Landlord(s). 10. The Tenant undertakes not to use any electricity generating set, other than the one provided by the Landlords, in, on or around, the demised premises, without the express written consent of the Landlords. 11. The Tenant agrees not to assign this tenancy or to sublet the demised premises or any portion thereof. 12. The Tenant agrees to keep the demised premises in clean and sanitary condition at all times and not to do anything which might interfere with the action of, or cause damage to, the sewerage. 13. The Tenant agrees to pay all charges levied by Guyana Power and Light Inc. for electricity consumed by the Tenant in the demised premises during the existence of the Tenancy. 14. The Tenant undertakes to communicate any loss or damages in or to the demised premises to the Landlord(s) within seven (7) days or such loss or damage. 6 15. The Tenant undertakes to permit the Landlord(s) or their agent with all necessary workmen and appliances at all reasonable times to enter upon the premises and examine the conditions thereof and to execute all necessary and reasonable repairs. 16. The Tenant undertakes not to do or permit to be done anything which would make void or voidable any policy of insurance on the demised premises against damage by fire or which may cause any increased premium to be payable for such insurance.
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