Finance Minister Davendranath Tancoo presented letters of appointment to members of the new board of the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB), a release from the ministry has stated.

The release added that the NLCB's new board is led by new chairman Ken Emrith with other members being Mohanie Ramnarine, Clarence Jagroopsingh, Parasram Brian Maharaj, Adam Razack, Harandé Elie, Curley Kesar and Brenda John.

This comes after the announcement last week of the new board of the National Carnival Commission (NCC) now led by chairman Peter Kanhai with Kevan Gibbs now deputy chairman of the NCC.