Min. Jaipaul Sharma heads to the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

– Effective July 1, 2019.

By Felecia Valenzuela

DPI, Guyana, Saturday June 15, 2019

Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Jaipaul Sharma has been appointed Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure.

He will be joining Minister of Public Infrastructure, David Patterson and his team effective July 1, 2019. Minister Patterson welcomes the appointment of Sharma to his ministry.

“Having met with Minister Sharma this afternoon and having shared my vision for the country’s infrastructure development, I am excited to have him as part of Team MoPI,” stated Minister Patterson via Facebook.

The Public Infrastructure Minister also took time to acknowledge the work done by his former colleague at the ministry, Minister Annette Ferguson, who has since been appointed to the Central Housing and Planning Authority, as Minister with responsibility for Housing.

“I have been supported by Minister Annette Ferguson, whose performance is one of the main reasons, why the Ministry has been able to deliver on its mandate,” Noted Minister Patterson.

Patterson wished her well with the new assignment, “Annette, now heads the very important housing sector, and we wish her well in her new portfolio.”

Minister Sharma, whose forte is in finance as Minister within the Ministry of Finance since 2015.

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