Oneidge Walrond
Oneidge Walrond | |
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| Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2020 | |
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| Nationality |  Guyana |
| Political party | People's Progressive Party (Guyana) |
Oneidge Walrond (born in Guyana) is a Guyanese politician. She is the current Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce in Guyana.[1] Walrond was appointed Minister by President Irfaan Ali on August 5, 2020.
Concerns over Appointment
[edit]Several ministers and government officials raised cases that the appointment of Walrond was in fact "Unconstitutional". Walrond was again sworn in on December 1 as minister. She had first taken the oath of office as Minister on August 5 and then oath as an MP on September 1. According to reports, the appointments "transgressed" the law as she was still a Dual Citizen. The APNU+AFC opposition filed a lawsuit at the High Court that Walrond declare that she had been illegally sworn in.[2]
Walrond claimed that she had renounced her US citizenship since August 27, but records showed that she was still having a dual-citizenship as at the time she was sworn in as MP.[2] On December 24, Walrond took a fresh oath of office.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "JetBlue begins new Guyana service". Stabroek News. 2020-12-13. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ a b "Nandlall acknowledges that Walrond appointment was unconstitutional". Stabroek News. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Walrond takes fresh oath as MP". Stabroek News. 2020-12-24. Retrieved 2021-01-07.
- ^ "Oneidge Walrond, Dr. Ashni Singh sworn in as MPs". News Room Guyana. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-01-07.