Politics

Government hopes its efforts to weed out corruption will happen at faster pace -Teixeira

The Government of Guyana is hoping that its efforts to weed out corruption will happen at a faster-pace, according to Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira. At the opening of an Anti-Money Laundering and Corruption Expo this morning, Minister Teixeira acknowledged that more cases of corruption could occur even as the Government improves its anti-corruption efforts. […]

AFC wants Government to come clean on oil money spendings

A claim by Opposition representative on the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Investment Committee, Terrence Campbell, that its board is a rubber stamp and white elephant, has sparked concerns, with the Alliance For Change demanding answers as it sees Mr. Campbell’s revelations as troubling. In a letter to the press last week, Campbell revealed that he […]

Opposition accuses Government of facilitating abuse of Public Procurement Act and corrupt tender practices

Opposition Member of Parliament and PNC Reform Executive, Ganesh Mahipaul, hammered the Government today for failing to hold anyone accountable for the myriad of problems facing public procurement and the award of major contracts. At the PNC Reform’s press conference on Friday morning, Mahipaul said the Government has no interest in fixing the broken and […]

No overseas registration for cash grant -VP Jagdeo

Although Guyanese living abroad are eligible for the $100,000 cash grant being distributed by the Government, they will have to be in Guyana to register for the grant and to pick it up.   At a press conference on Thursday, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo made it clear that although all Guyanese 18-years-old and older are […]