00:00One of the most significant changes affects the On-the-Job Training Programme, which is now under the responsibility of
00:06Public Utilities Minister Barry Padarath, following its transfer from Tertiary Education Minister Prakash Pasad.
00:12The changes also affect the National Security Portfolio, with Defence Minister Wayne Sturge taking responsibility for National Emergency and Disaster
00:20Management, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management, the National Emblems Committee and the National Mentorship Programme.
00:28Responsibility for the management of illegal immigrants and deportees has meanwhile been transferred to Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander.
00:36There are also changes involving a number of state entities and programmes. Land and Legal Affairs Minister Saddam Hussein has
00:43been assigned responsibility for a number of state entities and programmes, including the Government Assistance for Social Sector Housing Programme,
00:51the Home Improvement Value Programme, Carony 1975 Ltd., the Sugar Manufacturing Company,
00:57and the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Committee. Housing Minister David Lee has been assigned responsibility for the Home Improvement Policy
01:05and the Orupun Project.
01:07Finance Minister Devendranath Tanku has also taken responsibility for the Agricultural Development Bank, previously assigned to Ravi Ratiram.
01:15Other changes include responsibility for Insect Vector, which has been assigned to Rural Development and Local Government Minister Khadija Amin.
01:23The changes also removed several areas of responsibility from the Prime Minister, including the Home Improvement Policy, the Home Improvement
01:31Value Programme, the Government Assistance for Social Sector Housing Programme, Golden Grove Buko Ltd., the National Commission for Self-Help
01:39Ltd., and the Orupun Project.
01:41The Gazette Notice states that the reassignments took effect September 30th.
01:47Dominic Ramroop, TV6 News.
01:49Dominic Ramroop, TV6 News.
