Premised on a principle that is enshrined in the constitution, Government and officials of the Region 10 administration have been engaged in what has been described as meaningful discussions with a view of having the Technical and Economic Committees become fully operable.The two committees were established in August last, in a bid to deal with the social needs of the residents of Linden following a month-long protest action,Cheap Jerseys, during which residents had initially demonstrated against government’s announcement of a hike in electricity tariff in the mining town.At a recent meeting between officials of Government and the Region 10 administration, an agreement was reached to “clean the slate” of all previous names of those proposed for chairmanship of the committees, according to People’s Progressive Party Chief Whip,China Jerseys, Gail Teixeira. She made this disclosure at the most recent post Cabinet press briefing at Office of the President.At that meeting the Government’s side was represented by Teixeira,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds,Cheap Jerseys Online, Public Works Minister Robeson Benn and Presidential Adviser on Community Development, Odinga Lumumba. Regional Chairman Sharma Solomon,China Jerseys Wholesale, People’s National Congress Reform Executive Aubrey Norton and APNU’s Vanessa Kissoon represented Region 10.According to Teixeira “we agreed at that meeting that we would clean the slate of all previous names of proposed chairpersons that had been brought by both sides and we would start with a clean slate to find persons.” The meeting, she said, saw emphasis being given to the need for names that are acceptable to both sides. Teixeira related that some of the names that were proposed by the Region 10 delegation were in fact likened to “red flags to a bull.”“We have made it clear to them that if we really want to get these committees functioning and chairpersons in place, we have to start out on what is a principle that is enshrined in our constitution of not putting names that are unacceptable to the other side.”Another meeting was slated for Friday last, and according to Teixeira, it was anticipated that new names would have been offered by both sides. However, this is not likely to see an end to the engagements as according to her “we hope to keep talking and to move as the saying goes ‘one, one dutty build dam’. It is important to talk sometimes when you don’t even always look as if you are moving forward…”Teixeira emphasised the importance of talks, even as she disclosed that there are many engagements sometimes at other levels with the opposition. However there are instances, she added, when such discussions are not reflected in parliament “and then it is a different issue altogether.” She insisted that the Region 10 issue is important to Government, thus efforts will be sustained to ensure that there is no misunderstanding and there is no area that could become a problem on either side.Aside from the issue of chairpersons for the committees, Teixeira said that one of the major talking points was the work of the committee. Moreover, she said that efforts were made to extend the contracts of the persons in the Secretariat for the two committees in anticipation of “whenever we reach agreement we don’t have to go and create a secretariat or call back people. So people are being retained and that is for us an issue of good faith to make sure that there is no hiccup once the chairpersons are named”.Also being addressed is the issue of broadcasting licences for the Region.“I understand from the Broadcasting Authority that they are meeting on Tuesday (yesterday) and a number of the licences will be examined and therefore as far as I am aware the process for the Region 10 applications is proceeding in accordance with the law,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys,” Teixeira noted.