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The coalition government is being urged to set aside its complaints regarding the state of Guyana and focus on fixing the many problems in the country. “Stop complaining and fix it,” declared opposition Member of Parliament Yvonne Pearson as she made her budget presentation on Tuesday. Dress in her traditional Amerindian head-dress, Pearson said when […]
The Director of Public Information for the Government of Guyana, Imran Khan, has declared that it is not the job of the taxpayer funded Government Information Agency to cover the Opposition during the ongoing budget debates. Khan’s statement came in response to criticism of GINA and the Department of Public Information over their coverage of […]
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, on Tuesday reminded Members of the Parliament that while they practice freedom of speech, they ought to ensure they do so within the walls of responsibility. His statement to the House came after Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman objected to PPP Member of Parliament Neendkumar […]
The coalition government has started moves to correct many of the problems facing the housing sector in Guyana. “Rome wasn’t built in a day”, declared Communities Junior Minister Valarie Patterson as she stood to defend her government’s 2016 budget and offer support to Finance Minister Winston Jordan. Minister Patterson holds the portfolio for the Housing […]
Junior Natural Resources Minister Simona Broomes has promised the formulation of new and workable strategies to fend off corruption in the Natural Resources Sector. The assurance came as she delivered her contribution to the 2016 budget debates in the National Assembly on Monday. Minister Broomes explained that one of the major challenges in the sector […]
Attorney General Basil Williams has expressed his frustration with the ongoing delays by the Walter Rodney Presidential Commission of Inquiry to hand over it final report to the President. “I am fed up with the entire situation”, Williams said as he explained that the report should have been handed over to the President this midday (Monday), […]
Just days remaining before the 2016 National Budget is put to a vote in the National Assembly, the government continues to face calls for a review of its proposed tax structure. On Monday, the same day the 2016 budget debates commenced in the House, the Auto Dealers Association of Guyana issued a statement offering an […]
Small and large businesses are being urged to take their tax obligations more seriously if the government is to be able to fulfill its promise of delivering a good life for all Guyanese. Business Minister Dominic Gaskin opened the debates for the government on Monday and promised greater support for businesses, particularly small business to […]
Staff members of the Social Welfare Department of Region 5 on Monday rescued two women from insanitary living conditions in two different areas in Berbice. According to officials in the region, a 39-year-old woman from Weldaad village was found living in a small room with animal feed and waste material. The woman who is disabled […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Irfaan Ali once again opened the debates into the National Budget and lashed out at the government for putting forward a budget that offers nothing to the poor in Guyana but rather is geared towards making government officials and contract workers richer. Speaking on Monday afternoon in the National Assembly, Mr. […]
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