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New Canadian High Commission to Guyana Mr. Pierre Giroux has given the David Granger led administration thumbs up for its resolve to establish the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) and hold the long overdue local government elections before the end of 2015. Mr. Giroux presented his Credentials to President David Granger on Wednesday, in the presence Foreign Affairs Minister and […]
Opposition Member of Parliament for Region #2 Cornel Damon opened the budget debates at Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly by describing the $221 Billion fiscal plan of the APNU+AFC government as “sloppy” and slammed Public Security Ministry Khemraj Ramjattan over what he said was a worsening crime situation. Damon, during his presentation, said the […]
Vice President and Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Sydney Allicock on Wednesday shot down claims by the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party that the government has dismissed 1,972 Community Support Officers in the Hinterland regions. Minister Allicock said the government has not fired or dismissed the Community Support Officers but the last PPP government which left office in […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Wednesday responded to the pleas of the citizenry and announced a reduction in the prices for gasoline and diesel at the state-owned Guyoil. Jordan made the announcement at the opening of Wednesday’s sitting of the National Assembly and said the reductions will take effect from Thursday, August 20. Over the last […]
The Attorney General said in this fresh approach, any one that is prepared to do the crime must be prepared to do the time. “The APNU+AFC government is here and we will take care of the people of this country,” Attorney General Bail Williams declared on Tuesday as he made his contribution to the ongoing budget […]
In what appeared as one of the most precise and straight forward presentations so far during the budget debates, APNU+AFC Member of Parliament for Region 10, Jermaine Figueira told the National Assembly that he is confident that the new government will do right for the youths of Guyana. Figueira spoke about the realities facing the […]
APNU+AFC Regional Member of Parliament for Region #5 Jennifer Wade, delivered a stirring presentation on Tuesday during the ongoing budget debates in the National Assembly. She spared no words or sound effects, as she called out the previous People’s Progressive Party administration out on its “neglect” of the region and its management of the agriculture […]
The Waramadong Secondary School is to be renamed after late Education Minister under People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Desrey Fox, President David Granger announced on Tuesday. The Head of State was at the time addressing his inaugural National Toshaos Conference (NTC) where he pledged greater support for hinterland development and indigenous communities as he laid out […]
New Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party, Harry Gill has issued a call for a complete overhaul of the Guyana Police Force. During his maiden presentation in the National Assembly, Gill said the government needs to find a proper plan to fight crime and therefore needs to ensure a much better and more […]
The Regional Administration of Region #4, at an emergency press conference on Monday, sought to quell fears among residents and officials clarified that the Regional Council intends to move ahead with its $4.1 Billion 2015 programme once the National Budget is considered and passed in the House. Statements attributed to former Regional Executive Officer, Deolall […]
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