New MPs sworn in
DPI, Guyana, Friday, April 26, 2019
Four new Members of Parliament (MPs) were, on Friday afternoon, sworn in at the 113th sitting of the National Assembly in the presence of the Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland.
The new MPs, extracted from the APNU+AFC list, have taken up the vacant seats following the resignation of four government ministers. The honorable members are Mervin Williams, Tabitha Sarabo-Halley, Donna Mathoo and Reynard Ward.
![58443018_1191780341003203_3258710829867991040_n Donna Mathoo as she in being sworn in as a Member of the National Parliament](https://i0.wp.com/dpi.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58443018_1191780341003203_3258710829867991040_n.jpg?w=750&h=500&ssl=1)
![_MNP4771 Mervin Williams as he in being sworn in as a Member of the National Parliament](https://i0.wp.com/dpi.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/MNP4771.jpg?w=372&h=248&ssl=1)
![KLG_4903 Tabitha Saraboo- Halley is sworn in as a Member of Parliament](https://i0.wp.com/dpi.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/KLG_4903.jpg?w=372&h=248&ssl=1)
![58372755_1191776454336925_5044295443970785280_n Mervin Williams as he in being sworn in as a Member of the National Parliament](https://i0.wp.com/dpi.gov.gy/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/58372755_1191776454336925_5044295443970785280_n.jpg?w=1126&h=751&ssl=1)
The MPs took the oath of office before taking their place in the house.
The House Speaker also announced that he was in receipt of resignations for Opposition Members of Parliament, Gail Texieria, Ondinga Lamumba and Adrian Anamayah. The Speaker noted that replacements for the MPs are to be announced as the names have to be extracted from the PPP’s list.
Anara Khan
Images: Keno George