By News Source Guyana on December 21, 2017
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As the Government prepares to move ahead with plans to close the Rose Hall and Enmore estates in the next two weeks, the Private Sector Commission is now calling on the coalition government to not to close the estates. In a statement, the PSC said it “continues to be dismayed at the Government’s decision to […]
By News Source Guyana on December 19, 2017
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Guyana is ready and ripe for investment and the Government will welcome investors. That assurance came from Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, as he spoke at the launching of the Burger King franchise in Guyana last evening. The investment has been undertaken by the Corum group, which also has the franchise for Pizza Hut and owns […]
By News Source Guyana on December 18, 2017
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The first batch of graduating cadets from the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service were Monday charged to change archaic systems in the public service that are counterproductive and wasting taxpayer’s money. The 58 graduating cadets were told by Executive Director Lawrence Paul that they now have a new mandate of being responsive to the needs […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
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The decision by the President, through his State Minister, to request that all Police promotions be put on hold by the Police Service Commission was as a result of an alleged compromise of the system that was in place to recommend Police promotions. President David Granger disclosed on Friday that he received a number of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
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One week after Santa came to town and made a stop in the National Assembly, the Guyana Police Force has broken its silence on the issue. There were rumblings among some Members of Parliament that the presence of someone dressed in a Santa Claus outfit walking into the National Assembly Chamber was a breach of […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
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Since taking office back in 2015, the APNU+AFC Coalition has found itself being forced to explain various positions, initiatives and plans as a result of the leaking of confidential information from inside the government. Just recently, a document that was shared between senior Finance Officers in the government about the Exxon Mobil signing bonus and […]
By News Source Guyana on December 15, 2017
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Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge has explained to the National Assembly that the transfer of the ExxonMobil funds to a Government account at the Bank of Guyana is covered by the law and there was nothing illegal about it. In a statement to the National Assembly yesterday, the Foreign Minister defended Government’s decision […]
By News Source Guyana on December 14, 2017
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As the Government continues to defend its decision to place the US$18 Million signing bonus from ExxonMobil in a special Bank of Guyana account, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan is assuring that the money will be transferred to the consolidated fund when its special purpose is activated. President Granger has indicated that it was his […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
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Guyana’s President, David Granger, has expressed disdain over Monday’s occurrence in the National Assembly and the disrespect which he believes was thrown out to House Speaker Dr. Barton Scotland by the Opposition. In a brief interview with the media this morning, President Granger observed that as Head of the Executive branch of Government, he felt disrespected in […]
By News Source Guyana on December 13, 2017
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President David Granger has broken his silence on the Exxon Mobil signing bonus and is making it clear that placing the US$18 Million in a government account is a legitimate government exercise which he accepts full responsibility for. The President told reporters at State House on Wednesday that there was no intention to deceive the Guyanese public, […]