Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, announced moments ago that Mr. Saisnarine Kowlessar has been appointed as new Chairman of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Board. Mr. Kowlessar, a former Finance Minister, who served in that post between the period 1999-2006, also has a long-standing academic career as lecturer at the University of Guyana.
The new GRA board will also comprise Bank of Guyana Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga; Ms. Sonya Roopnaugt;, Mr. Sukrishnalall Pasha; Mr. Lennox Benjamin; and Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority Mr. Godfrey Statia (Ex-Officio).
Meanwhile, Minister Singh also announced the appointment of former Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman, Mr. Ramesh Persaud as new Chairman of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) Board.
Mr. Persaud who is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) also serves as a member of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GUYSUCO) Board. The other members of that Board who will be serving during this tenure are Ms. Holly Greaves (ExOfficio), Mr. Faizal Jaffarally, Ms. Yvonne Pearson, Mr. Maurice Solomon, Mr. Satanand Gopie, Ms. Kathleen Jason, Mr. Seepaul Narine and Ms. Jillian Burton-Persaud.
