The Guyana Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will be hosting the 16th Biennial Conference of Presiding Officers and Clerks of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Region of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association from 26th to 31st October, 2013. The conference aims to explore the key features of an effective parliament in order to enhance the capacity and effectiveness of the Presiding Officers and Clerks; maintain, foster and encourage impartiality and fairness on the part of the Presiding officers and clerks of various parliaments; promote professional development, knowledge and understanding of parliamentary democracy in its various forms; and strengthen the independence of parliaments. The meetings are expected to be attended by delegates from Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, and the host country Guyana. In addition to the two days of plenary sessions, the delegates will be treated to a luncheon to be hosted jointly by the Speaker and Clerk and Speaker of the National Assembly, a dinner to be hosted by the prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition, and a cocktail reception to be hosted by the President. The conference which was first held in 1969 brings together the Presiding Officers and Clerks of the Caribbean, the Americas and the Atlantic Regions. The conference operates on a two year cycle.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:08:41 +0000
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