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The Public Servants Staff College which was promised by President David Granger days after being elected, will become operational next month. The President has been lamenting the need for public sector reform to build what he envisions to be a neutral and professional public sector. In an invited comment on Wednesday, President Granger announced that the […]
The Guyana Government has been called upon yet again to put its money where its mouth is, as it convened a historic national conference to chart the way forward for a new gender and development policy. United Nations Resident Representative in Guyana, Ms. Khadija Musa gave the government a tap on the back for calling […]
While most of the country was fast asleep this morning, just after 3 o’ clock, the National Assembly passed the Budget following a marathon consideration of the budget estimates. Some amendments were made to ensure a number of agencies that have been removed from under government ministries, now have their own funding. On August 10, […]
A visiting staff team delegation of the United States Congress is in Guyana and has been meeting with the political leaders. On Wednesday evening, the visiting delegation along with the Chargé d’ Affaires at the US Embassy Bryan Hunt and other embassy officials met with Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo and a PPP parliamentary team. The […]
The government is to move ahead with its election promise to upgrade and expand the existing maternity ward at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) with the approval of budgetary allocations in the National Assembly on Wednesday. A total of $59.3 million was approved on the capital side of expenditure for the GPHC through which […]
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo is upset with the front page of today’s edition of the Guyana Chronicle and believes the state-owned newspaper was not objective in its reporting of yesterday’s consideration of the budget estimates. The front page of the Tuesday August 25th edition of the Chronicle screamed “Govt. blunders on budget estimates…violates laws assented […]
A quarrel ensued between the Government and the Opposition on Tuesday over the appointment of two persons from the APNU+AFC’s list of candidates for the 2015 elections as Regional Executive Officers (REOs). The issue came up during the consideration of the 2015 estimates of expenditure in the National Assembly where several opposition Members of Parliament pressed […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority has issued a directive to staff members reminding them of the need to ensure the confidentiality remains at the top of their list when dealing with clients and their affairs. In a statement last evening, the GRA said the Authority maintains “a strong policy regarding respect for the confidentiality of information […]
The current and capital expenditure for the Ministry of the Presidency was on Monday approved in the National Assembly but it was not without the scrutiny of the opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The current expenditure amounts to some $6 billion and will be used for administrative services, including the payment of salaries to Presidential […]
Days after awarding itself an ‘A’ Grade for the implementation of its 21-point first 100 days plan, the coalition government has come forward with a fresh commitment to fully implement all of its promises while acknowledging several shortfalls. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo updated the media on the government’s progress on Monday, which also signaled the expiration […]
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