GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – The Guyana government has appointed former attorney general and minister of legal affairs, Justice Charles Ramson, as the country’s first ever Commissioner of Information. Ramson took the oath before President Donald Ramotar describing his position as a “clearing house for all information requested for by members of the public”. The appointment of a Commissioner of Information is made under the Access to Information Act of 2011 that allows for members of the public to request information relating to public institutions such as government owned company, agency or statutory bodies.
