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The Committee of Supply considering the 2016 estimates of expenditure erupted in disagreement on Monday when the opposition People’s Progressive Party objected to the inclusion of the Special Organized Crime Unit (SOCU) under defense and national security within the Ministry of the Presidency. Opposition Member of Parliament, Charles Ramson first raised the issue and requested […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Barton Scotland on Monday disallowed a request by opposition Member of Parliament, Gail Teixeira for the vote on expenditure for a section of the Ministry of the Presidency to be put off until Minister of State Harmon can provide the Opposition with information requested on contracted employees. Teixeira in […]
The government’s Chief Negotiator on Climate Change, Andrew Bishop is the highest paid contracted public servant within the Ministry of the Presidency. Bishop rakes in a total of $1.35 million monthly and held the position for over five years under the People’s Progressive Party Civic government. His information was revealed on Monday as Members of […]
Guyana has confirmed its second case of the Zika Virus even as cases continue to mount in neighboring countries. Public Health Minister Dr. George Norton announced the second case at a press conference on Monday. The latest victim is a 16-year-old male from Eccles on the East Bank of Demerara. No other detail about the […]
by Kurt Campbell The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has again found itself responding to allegations of racial disparity within its employ. GECOM Chairman Dr. Steve Surujbally has once again rubbished the opposition People’s Progressive Party claims that GECOM is deliberately hiring workers from one specific racial group. Addressing the close of a two-day Local Government […]
As the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement nears, President David Granger said that he will once again raise the issue of Venezuela’s claim on Guyana’s territory regionally and internationally. The President will advocate for Guyana at the 27th Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community […]
Even as Guyana continues to reject claims by its Western Neighbour to the Essequibo Region, Foreign Affairs Minister Carl Greendige has commended the relationship Guyana shares with its southern neighbor, Brazil. The Minister told the National Assembly on Thursday that Guyana and Brazil’s relationship remained excellent even as the country is forced to utilize its […]
The Chairman of the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Sir Richard Cheltenham, is clearing the air over the Commission’s failure to hand over the final report of the Commission to the President directly. In a four page statement issued on Saturday, Sir Richard explained that it was the President’s Secretary who told the Commissioners that […]
President David Granger is making it clear that when it comes to the role of the Government Information Agency, his position has not changed, and GINA needs to cover all branches of Government including the Government and Opposition in Parliament. Appearing on the weekly “Public Interest” television programme, President Granger dismissed the position of the […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan ended the five days of heated budget debates on Friday in the absence of opposition Members of Parliament who refused to return to the Chambers following the contribution of Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. The absence of the People’s Progressive Party Members of Parliament did not stop the Minister from defending the $230 billion […]
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