Members of DR and RR to be installed as of July 7

The members of the District Councils (DRs) and the Area Councils (RRs) will be installed between July 7 and July 28.  Jennifer Jozefzoon-Wachter, deputy director at the Decentralization Department at the Ministry of Regional Development (RO), indicated that RO Minister  Stanley Betterson will install the members of the district councils while the members of the area councils will be installed by the nation’s district commissioners.  District Commissioner Mike Nerkust indicated that the elected members of the DR and RR from Paramaribo North East will be the first group to be installed…[+]