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THIRD PARLIA�ENT OF GUYANA FIRST SESSION.

11Y73 1979 MINUTES of the Proceedings of the 176th Sitting of the National Assembly auildings, Georgetown, Demerara, held in the Parliament Chamber at the Public AT 2.00 P.M. ON MONDAY, 12TH MARCH, 1979 MEMBERS OF Tl lE fJi\ TIONAL ASSEMBLY ( 6'") Speaker.

Cde.

Sase Narain, o.�., J.P., M�P., Speaker of the National Assembly Members of the Government� People's National Congress (46) Prime 111?ii.inister_ (1).

Coe.

L.F.S.
Coe.

L.F.S.

Burnham, D.E., s.c., M.P., Prime Minister- Deputy Prime Minister.

(1) Cde.

P.A.

Reid, M.P., Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Devolopment (12) Senior Ministers Cdo.

H.D.

Hoyte, s.c., M.P., MinistGr of Economic Development and Co-opGrativ0s Cde.

s.s. Naraina, A.A., M.P., Minister Cde.

B. Ramsaroop, �.P., Minister of Parliamontary Affairs and of Works and Transport L..cader of the R'ouso Coe.

C.V.

Mingo., M.P., Ministor of Homo Affairs * Cde.


H� Groen, M.P., Minister * Cde.

H.O.

Jack, M.P., Minister of H��lth, Housing and Labour of Energy and Natural Rosourcos Resources (Absent..) * Cde.

F.E.

Hope, M.P., Minister * Cde.

G.B.

Kannard, c.c.H., M.P., Ministor *Cde.

M. Shahabuddoon, c.c.H., s.c., M.P., Attorney of Agriculturo General and of �inance Ministur of Justice *Cde.

V.R.

Teokah, M.P,, Ministur of Education, Social OGvelopment and Culture *Cde.

R.E.

Jackson, M.P., Minister *Cdo.

J.A.


Tyndall, A.n., M.P., Ministor of Foroign Affairs of Trade and Consumer Protection (Absent -on leave) Ministers (2, Cde.

o.E.

Clork0, M.P., Minister -Rogional (Eost Berbico/ Corcntyne Cde.

C�A._Nnscimento., Minister, (Absent -on leave) *Non oloctad Minister Office of the Prime Minister 2, Ministers of State (10) Cde.

F.U.A.

Carmichael, M.P., Minist0r of State -Regional (Rupununi) Cdo.

P. Duncan, J.P., M.P., Minister of State, Ministry of Economic Cdo.

K.D.
K.D.

Bancroft, and Co-oporotives J.P., M.P., Minister Development of State -R�gional Mozoruni/Potaro) Cde.

J.P. Chowritmootoo, J.P., M.P., Minister Coast/Wost (Ess0quibo Demeroro) of Sto�o -Regional Cde.

J.R. Thomas, M.P., Minister of Stat0,0ffico of the Primo Hinister of Sta�o, Ministry of Cde.

�.H.D.

Corbin, M.P., Minister Notional Dovolupment Cde.

s. Pr3shad, M.P., Ministor Wost Coast 8Grbico) Cde.

R.C.

Van Sluytman, turo ,'\gricul of Stoto.


- Rogionoi (East Demerara/ M.P., Minister of State, Ministry of CcJ0.

L.�.

Durnnt, M.P., Minister of State• Regional (North ltJust) * Cdo.

F.U.A.

Campbell, M.P., Ministi.Jr of State for lnformation, Ministry of National Development Parliamentary Secretaries (5) Cdo.

M.M.

Ackman, C.C.H., M.P., Parliamon tory Socrotary, Office of tho Prime Minister, and Gov�rnmont Chief Whip Cdo.

E.L. Ambrose, Agriculture M.P., Parliamentary Socrotary, Ministry of Cde.
M. Corrica, M.P., Parliamontory Socrotary, Ministry of Education, Social Dovel�pmont ond Culture Cdo.

E.M. Bynoe, M.P., Porliamontory Tredo and Consumer Prutoction Socrotory, Ministry of C1Jo0 c.�.

Wrights, Economic Development and C�-uporctivos J.P., M.P., Porliomontory S0crLtary, Ministry of Othor �embers (15) C.C.H., fl.P.

CcJo.

11.G.

Carrin0ton, Cdo.

S.M.

Fiulcl-Ridley, M.P.

(r"lbsent - on loo-Jo) Cdo.

E.H.A.

Fowler, M.P.

Cde.

J. Gill, M.P.

Cdo.

u. Hussain, M.P.

Cdo.

K.M.E.

Jonas, M.P.


(Absent) Cdo.

J.G.

Ramson, M.P.

Cde.

P.�.

Rayman,,M.P.

CcJo.

�.

Salim, M.P.

(Absont -on laove) Cdo.

E.M. Stoby, J.P., M.P.

(,'\bsont) Cdo.

S.H.

Sukhu, M.S., M.P.

C cl o • C • Suk u 1, J • P • , M • P • Cdo.

H.n.

Taylor, M.P.

Cue.

L.E.

Willems, M.P.

Cde.

M. ZoheGruddean, M.P.

(�bs8nt) (16) Members of tho �pposition (i)Pooplo 1 s Prugrossivo µarty (14) LoocJer of tho Opposition (1) Cele.
c. Jagan, M.P., Loader �f tho Opposition (nbsunt - on luave) Doputy Spooker (1) Cde.

Rom Karran, M.P., Deputy Sponkor of the Notional Assembly * Non oloctud Minister 3.

Other Members (12) Chief Whip G.de.

J. Jogon, M.P.

Cde.

Reepu Damon Porsoud, J.P., �1.P., Opposition Cde.

N. Persoud, M.P.

Cde.

C. Collymore, M.P.

Cde.

S.F.

Mohomed, M.P.

Cde.

I. Bosir, M.P.

Cde.

c.c.

Belgrave, Cde.

R. Ally, M.P.

Cde.

Dalchond, J.P., N.P.

Cde.

Dindayal, M.P.

Cde.

H. Nokto, M.P.

Cde.

P. Sukhai, M.P.


M.P.

(ii)Liberator Porty (2)· Mr. M.F.

Singh, J.P., M.P, Mr. M.A.

Abrohom, M,P.

OFFICERS Clerk of the Notional Acting Deputy Clerk of the National (F.A.

Narain, A.A.) Assembly Assembly (A. Knight) PRAYERS The Clark rood Prayers.

DA TH Cde.

Fronk Ulon August., Cnmgbolill llho Spookor informed the Assembly that Cde.
Fronk Ulnn a Minister of Stoto for Informotion, Ministry August �mpboll hod b,rnn oppoint9d Minister witt;J effect from 1st Morch, 1979; ,'\lthough electod Mombor of tho Notional he had, nevortholoss, by virtue of holding tho Office of Minister:; become a member of the Assembly.

of N�tional C.d8.

Campbell Devolopmont,.

was not on w.d.th.article in accorcJ:mce Assembl� and hod buen dosignoted a� the time of his appointment 34:(6) of the C-onstitutiorTt Ho stotod that boforo Cde.
Campbell he would have to moke and subscribo could toke part in the the proceedings Doth.of Office os roquirod of tho ;�ssombly, by orticle 76 of tho Constitution.

Cde.

Cnmpbull thoreupon mado ond subscribEdtho Doth of Office.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE SPE�KER (i)Loove Tho Spookor announced that loovo had b�on granted to­ (a) Cdos.

N8scimunto (b)Cdo.

F-iold-Ric.Jloy from 12th to 31st:, March, 1979, and, (c)Cc.Jo.

c. Jagan for 2 weoks from 3rd March, 1979. ond Salim for thot sitting, (ii)Resignation of Cdo.
S.M.

Fiold-Ridloy as a Minister had re�igned Tho Spoakor informed as a Minister with effect from 1st March, 1979. the Assembly that Cde.

S.M.

Fiold-Ridloy (iii)Congratulations to New Minister I.�.

On behalf of the Assembly on his appointment and himsolf, the Speaker congratula and welcomed as a Minister him to the ted Cde.

Campbell Ass8mbly.
Campbell Ass8mbly.

(iv)Congratulations on National Honours The Speaker stated that in the recent announcement to and awards within tha Orders of Guyana, made by His of of Guyana, one Member and two former of the RJinth Anniversary Members of the on the occasion the President of appointments Excellency the Republic National Assombly h3d boen gr8ntod awords.

Cde.
Cde.

Winslow Carrington, a Member of the National Assembly and Director Cacique Crown of Honour for political exceptionally of the Critchlow high quality.

LabLur College, had been awarded the nnd Trnde '!

},ion sorvicos of Cde.

Mohamed Kasim, a former Minister of State for Agriculture the Cacique Crown of Honour for political services of had been awarded high quality.

exceptionally Cde.
exceptionally Cde.

Rupert Tollo, a former Mumbor of the Nationnl Assombly, h8d bean awarded tho Modal of Sorvicu for dedicated Unionist and politician.

service as o Trade On behalf of Mombors of tho �ssembly and himself, the Speaker extended congratulations to the throe parsons.

( V) Acting Leader of the Opposition The Speaker stated that ho h3d boen advised that during tho poriod of absence of Cd0.

Cheddi Jogon, Cdo.

Rom Korr8n would be acting as Leader of the Opposition.
PRESENTATION OF PAPERS , ND REPORTS, ETC.

(1)By the Primo Minister� Public Gorporoti�ns (Broadcasting) Order 1979 (No.

11), maue und0r section,46, of the Public Corporations on tho 27th of J2nuary, 1979, and published in tho Gazotte on the 10th of February, 1979.
Act, Chapter 19:051 (�mendmont) (GSC: 1/309/4)(Circulated) (2)BY the Minister of Economic Dovelopment and Co-operatives: Estimates the financial of tho Rovunuos yoar 1979. and Expenditure for VII (f,.1 )(Ci.rculated) (3)By the Minister of Finance: (a)State Posnion.

(DORUTHY KING) Order 1979 (No.

9) 1 made undor section 4 of the Stoto Ponsions Act, Chapter 27:04, on tho 15th of January, 1979, and published ;l':.nunry, in the Gazette on tho 27th of 1979 • (ST: 4/24)(C�rculoted) 5.,.
Crodit Agrooment (b)Dovolopmont Ir�igotion Intornotionol Doted Docombor (Block Bush botwoen Guyana Association 4, 1978 -Credit Numbor 820 CUA.

Development Project) and - (ST: 3/2/2/1/1) ( C) Loon Agroom8nt (Block Bush Irrigation,Project) Fund for botwoun Guyon§ and IntornQtiunal 4, Agricultural 1978 -Loon Numbor 3 -CUA.
Development -Dotod December (ST: 3/2/2/1/1-) (d) Loon Contract botwoon Guyana and the Intor­ Bonk (Project for tho of tho Block Bush �moricon Devolopmont Irrigation ond Droinoge Aroo) -Docombor SF-CY -Resolution No.

DE-147/78.

41 1978 -Loon Number 559/ (ST: 3/2/2/1/1) (o) Loon �groomont (Coribboon Dovolupment Facility) Bonk and Guyana - botwoon Coribboon Dotod Novembor Devolopmont 20, 1978 -Loan No, 4/SFR-CU.
(ST: 3/2/6/12) (f) Project Loon Agroomont botwoen Guyana 3nd the United Status of Am2rica for Rural Roods - Doted Docombor No.

504-0068, 3-0, 1978 - 1\.

I .D.

Projoct - (ST: 3/2/4/13) MOTIONS RELiHINC TO T.HE BUS I NESS OR SIT TINGS OF THE i.\SSEMBLY AND MOVED BY A MlfJISTER - Susponsion.cf:st�n�ina Drdors Nos, 9(2) ond 32(9) Ono motion by tho Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Leader of tho mbuso1 Standing to enable tho Ministur complete tho sitting to continua Orders Nos.
9(2) and 32(9) were suspended of [conomic Development and c6-operatives to the rooding of tho Budget Speech uninterruptod, and to enable without being suspondod at 4,00 o'clock, 6.

PUBLIC l3US I NESS.

MOTION BUDGET FOR 1979 In accordance with article 80(2) of the �8nstitution the that nnd Co-oporativos signified thot the Assembly should proceed upon the of tho Estimotos Minist0r of Economic Devolopmont Cabinet had recommondod motion for financial appropria by law.

(See Appendix).

year 1979 of a total.


sum of �620,270,9521 net af tion-in-aid, and excluding for the of Expenditure tho approval i248t3931517, which is chargeable The Minister m oved the motion for the approval 1979, and read the Budget Speech.

of Econum�c Devolopm0nt of the estirn�tes and Co-operativos then of expenditure for Thereafter, the Minister nomod Thursday, 15th March, 19791 as tho day for the resumption of tho dobote on the motion.
ADJOURNMEN T At 3.56 p.m., on a motion by the Minister �ffairs and Loader of the House, tho Assembly was adjourned Thursday, of Parliarnontory to 2.00 p.rn.

o 15th March, 1979.

It' c:::<-- J .... ) c.-V� peoker S.NA /Ji/?

; OFF CE, P�RLIAMENT Public Buildings, Georgetown, 15th March, 1979.
Af-'PENDIX M OTION BY THE MINISTER OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT .fil:!._D CO-OPERATIVES WHEREAS the Constitution-of Guyana require• that estimates of the revenue and expenditure year of Guyana for any financial should be liad before the National Assemblyf AND WHEREAS the Constitution also provides that when the estimates of expenditure have been approved by the Assembly an Appropriation Bill shall be introduced in the Assembly providing for the issue from the Consolidated Fund of the sums necessary to meet that expenditure; A ND WHEREAS estimates of revenue and expenditure of Guyana for the financial year 1979 have been prepared and laid before the Assembly on 12th March, 1979: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: That this National Assembly approve the estimates of expenditure for the financial year 1979, of a total sum of six hundred and twenty-million, two hundred and seventy thoosand, nine hundred and fifty-two dollars, net of appropriation- in-aid, and excluding two hundred and forty-eight million, three hundred and nine-three thousand, five hundred and seventeen dollars, which is chargeable by law, as detailed therein and summarized in the undermentioned schedule, and agree that i� is expedient to amend the law and to r,,,::,KS �urtht:.r provision in respect of finance.
Division Hc:ad No.

No.

2.
MlOUf�T Capital Current i (Capital) (Current) _________________________________________________________________________________________ 1 2 3 I II Cffice of the Prosident 1:,,,403 President Supreme Court of Judicature 1�109,493 Magistrates 1,460,306 Judiciary 4 Parliament Office ·ns,914 III Parliament IV Audit Ombudsman Public and Police Service Commissions Teaching Service Commission 1,m1a,,iJ 361621 Ol2,':i09 2071219 Public Prosecutions '264,609 Other Services Ministerial Control not under Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Guyana Defence Force 1r402,510 39,SOO,OOO 12 Internal Security V Prime Minister 15,345,000 13 Ministry Affairs of Parliamentary 29,4·f33 VI Ministry Affaris of Parliamentary 14 Ministry of Public Corporations 17,793 VII Ministry of Public CorporG.tions 15 Public Service Ministry 1, 73&.,.112.
VIII Public Service Ministry 12,493,000 18 Ministry of Foreign Affairs D,6.n,B59 IX Ministry of F'"oreign Affairs 380,000 17 Attorney General 621,765 Division Head No.

No.

3.
AMOUNT Capital Current � Ca ital Current ____________________________________________________________________________________ 18 Attorney Receiver GLneral -Official 141,28 19 A':.,torney Genoral -Deeds Registry 247,39 X Attorney General 20 Ministry of Information 3,716,921 XI Ministry of Information 796,000 21 Ministry of Home Affairs 1,353,655 22 Ministry of Home Affairs -Police 23,655�907 23 Ministry of Home Affairs -Prisons 2,789,606 24 25 26 Ministry Protection Services of Home Affairs -Fire Ministry Registration of Home Affairs - and Elections - of Home Affairs - Ministry Registration, Births, etc.
Immigration, 2,�51,682 3,658,044 220,365 XII Ministry of Home Affairs 1,230,000 27 Ministry of Agriculture 2,256,713 28 29 30 XIII XIV xv XVI XVI A Ministry Agriculture of Agriculture - Ministry - Lands and Surveys of Agriculture Ministry of Hydraulics Agriculture - 7,785,721 4,051,665 4,100,097 Ministry of Agriculture 52,722,000 Ministry IBRD/IDA Livestock of Agriculture Projects Development Ministry IBRD/IDA SJconu Soa Defence Project 1,735,000 of Agriculture Projects of Agriculture Ministry IBRD/IDA Projects Tapakuma Irrigation Project 15,350,000 Ministry Tapokuma of Agriculture Irrigation Project 7,600,000 31 Mi�istry Development of National 7,890,145 Division Head No.
No.

4 ..
AMOUNT Capital Current i ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Capital) (Current) XVII Ministry of National Development 32 of Energy and Ministry Natural Resources 2,025,472 XVIII of Energy and Ministry Natural Resources 4,756,600 33 34 XIX xx Ministry of Economic Development 2,432,039 Ministry of Economic Development 20,476,000 Ministry of Regional Development 7,002,789 Ministry of Regional Development 3,979,600 35 Ministry of Housing 1,669,224 XXI Ministry of Housing 3,237,000 36 Ministry Transport of Works and (Works) 35,857,578 XXII XXIII Ministry Transport of Works and (Works) 36,7271600 oiWorks and Ministry Transport (\rJorks) - IBRD/IDA Projects Road West Coast Demerara Project 6,786,000 37 38 39 Ministry Transport of Works and (Transport) Ministry (Transport) -Post Office of Works and Transport Miristry of Works and Transport (Transport) Transport nnd Harbours - 989,017 29 3,500,000 40 Ministry (Transport) of Works and Transport -Civil Aviation 2,199,923 XXIV 41 42 43 Ministry (Transport) of Works and Transport 17,425,000 Ministry Development of Education, and Culture Social Ministry Development of Education, Social and Culture -Culture of Education, and Culture -In Ministry Development Service Teacher Training Prag ramme Social 16,171,497 1,386,533 370,081 5.
AMOUNT Division Head No.

No.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ (Capital) (Current) Capital � Current 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 57 58 Ministry of Education, Social Development and Secondary Schools and Culture -Primary of Education, Social Ministry Development Nursery Schools and Culture - of Educ2tion Ministry Development Practical and Culture - Instruction , Social Centres Ministry Development Potter College of Education of Education, Social and Culture -Cyril Ministry Development Technical of Education, Social and Culture - Institute Georgetown Ministry Development Carnegie of Education, and Culture - Social School of Home Economics of Education, Social Ministry Development Queen's College and Culture - of Education, Social Ministry Development Bishops' High School and Culture - of Education, Social Ministry and Culture - Developmont Anna Regina Secondary School Ministry Development Berbice High School of Education, and Culture - Social of Education 1 Social Ministry Dovelopment New Amsterdam and Culture - Tochnical Institute of Education, Social Ministry Development Dewar College of Education and Culture -Lilian 49,742,679 8,156,000 3,110,966 1,111,976 1,053,936 194,755 573,428 460,660 2 281,772 759,407 313,665 Min:stry of Development Curriculum Oevelopment Unit Education, Social and Culture - 874,996 of Educ3tion, Social Ministry Development Industrial and Culture - Guyana Centre Training Ministry Development Probation of Education, and Culture and Welfare Service Social 229,703 863,054 6.
AMOUNT Di vision Head No.

No.

_______________________________________________________________________________________ (Capital) (Current) Capital Current $ $ 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 of Education and Culture - Ministry Development Gygeval/Mahcica School -Multilateral Svcondary , Social Ministry of Education, Social and Culture - Development Anna Regino Secondary Multilateral School - of Education, Social Ministry Developmont and Culture - Bladen Hall Secondary Multilote.
:ai School-- Ministry of Education, Social Development New Amsterdam Multiloteral and Culture - Secondary School - of Education, Social and Culture - Ministry Development Christainburg/Wismar Secondary School -Multilateral of Education, and Culture - Ministry Development Ruimveldt Multilc!teral Secondary School - Social Ministry of Education, Duvelopment and Culture - Port l(oi tuma Community High School (Residential) Social 522,800 734,336 582,026 622,801 494,031 560,040 577,700 Ministry Development Kwakwani School of Education, and Culture - Residential Socinl Secondary of Education, Social and Culture - Ministry Development Mobaruma School RGsidential Secondary 68 • Ministry of Education, Social ond Culture - Residential Dovelopmont st. Ignatius School S2cond2ry XXV XXVI Ministry Development and Culture of Education, Social 7,543,000 of Educ ct ion, Social and Culture - Ministry Development IBRD/IDA Projects First Education Project 7.
AMOUNT Division No.

Co ital Head No.
Current $ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Currant XXVII of Eciucetion, Social Ministry nt end Culture - Developme IBRD/IDA Projects Second Education Project 10,000,000 69 Ministry of Heolth 1,805,731 70 Ministry of Hoolth Medicel 7,631,910 71 Ministry of He3lth -Pathological 1,116,432 72 Ministry of Health -Radiological 448,323 73 74 75 Ministry and Dispenseries of Health -Hospitals Ministry of Health -Analyst 27,270�806 404,626 Ministry of Health -Palms 1,032,806 XXVIII Ministry of H8alth 8,932,000 76 Ministry of Labour 1,151,131 77 78 Ministry Employment of Labour - Exchange s�rvice Ministry Social Assistance of Labour - 120,848 6,198,726 XXIX Ministry of Labour 79 Ministry of Trade and Consumer Protuction 2,574,087 XXX Ministry ProtGction of Trace and Consumer 30,000 00 Ministry of Finance 060,932 81 82 83 84 Ministry Accountant of Finance - G�neral Ministry Customs ond Excise of Finance - Ministry Inland Revenue of Fincnce - 3,166,632 4,304,526 Ministry Pensions of Finance - and Gratuities 4,186,791 Division Hoad No.
No.

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Co itol Current .B AMOUNT Capital Current i 85 86 87 Ministry Public Debt of Finonce - Ministry Revision and Relc:ltcd Pnymunts of Finnnce - of W!1ges, Snleries of Finance - Ministry Post Office Savings Bonk 150,123 300 5 XXXI Ministry of Finc:nce 5�,399,098 TOTAL 29+,942,898 338,328,054