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It was just after midnight and the Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo had just led his party in a walk out of the National Assembly, when Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo blasted the former President and his People’s Progressive Party of not having the ability to lecture anyone about security matters. During his 90-minute budget debate presentation, […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo lashed out at Minister of Finance Winston Jordan over the $221 Billion 2015 budget which is the first of the three-month old, APNU+AFC coalition government. In a rambling late night presentation, Mr. Jagdeo went over his allotted speaking time of one hour by more than 30 minutes as he warned the […]
Minister of Governance and former House Speaker Raphael Trotman has shot down the opposition’s claims of being muzzled in the National Assembly and accused the People’s Progressive Party of being dishonest with history as it relates to the consideration of the estimates of expenditure. The government passed a motion in the House on Thursday limiting […]
Accusations of abuse of state resources were rife in the National Assembly on Friday as State Minister Joseph Harmon made a shocking disclosure in which he claimed that the previous People’s Progressive Party government leased the historical state-owned Red House for a measly GYD$1000 monthly. Harmon said what is also disturbing is that the former […]
While the Opposition People’s Progressive Party Civic administration has been outspoken on increases for public servants and a possible move to increase the salaries of government ministers and all Members of Parliament, the party has been silent on the hefty salary it rolled out to the recently fired Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Power […]
State Minister Joseph Harmon believes the APNU+AFC government is deserving of an ‘A’ Grade with regards to the implementation of its 21-point 100 day plan as laid out in its 2015 elections manifesto. The government’s Chief spokesman told members of the media on Friday that based on the government’s own checklist, it is extremely comfortable […]
Police in Berbice are probing the murder of a 45-year-old female farmer who was shot dead in her home last evening during a robbery. The woman has been identified as Pamela Kendall. According to reports, during a power outage in the community last night, the armed bandits stormed the woman’s house demanding money. She was […]
Leader of the Opposition Bharrat Jagdeo believes the government’s move to have his presentation in the National Assembly be limited to 45 minutes, and further the consideration of the estimates of expenditure to three days, clearly demonstrates that it is afraid of scrutiny. Mr. Jagdeo told members of the media at Parliament on Thursday that the […]
Member of Parliament for the People’s Progressive Party and former Minister of Home Affairs, Clement Rohee on Thursday blasted the Government over its decision to tighten up on the country’s immigration policy. Over the past few weeks, Guyana has refused entry to a number of foreign nationals who arrived in the country without a valid […]
Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira slammed the government with accusations of “trickery” as Leader of the House and Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo presented a motion to reduce the number of days for the consideration of the estimates of expenditure to three days from seven. The motion was eventually passed when put to a vote but […]
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