Rawle Lucas

Sincerity Recent news reports indicated that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday ended up approving staffing appointments and promotions of persons working in the office of the Auditor-General (AG). 

Watchwords In the 2012 budget presentation, the government talked about changing the way in which Guyanese would be educated, the manner in which business would be done, the way in which government services would be delivered and the way jobs would be created. 

Not widespread The year 2011 was one in which Guyanese went to the banks for additional cash to spend on their household needs. 

Satisfactory first quarter The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company, generally referred to as GT&T, was formed in 1991 after the Government of Guyana (GOG) under the late President Desmond Hoyte sold an 80 per cent share of the state-owned entity Guyana Telecommunications Corporation (GTC) to Atlantic Tele-Network, or ATN. 

Needed Focus With the service sector accounting for two-thirds of the output of the economy, the behavior of major industries in that sector deserve some attention. 

Important Pillars The talk about competitiveness is not idle chatter and no one thinks that the administration sees it that way. 

Targets Two things are obvious from the preceding week’s presentation.  The first is that both financial and non-financial institutions are targets of the FATCA law, and the other is that the new rules affect them in similar ways. 

Critical Indicator The service sector is the largest sector of the Guyana economy in more ways than one. 

Early Appeal As Guyanese were coming to the endof the Lenten Season, they were presented with a new fiscal offering from the newly constituted Donald Ramotaradministration. 

Scrutiny In the last few days, the Guyana Power and Light Company (GPL) has come under intense press scrutiny for a financial decision that it made about generators used in its operations.

Public Accountability Most times when there is an appeal for public assistance, it is the Police seeking help finding a suspect or some vulnerable community or needy individuals in search of government aid. 

Stronger Economic Ties No one seems to be quite sure of the reason China has increased its participation in the Caribbean.

Sudden Obsession The issue of the value of the Guyana dollar versus other currencies keeps popping up lately in conversations at socials and on the street. 

Mood The mood is upbeat at Reunion Manganese Incorporated (RMI) about the prospects for achieving economic success from its Matthews Ridge mining operations. 

Housing Programme The structure of the mortgage market for housing is no accident. 

Expansion The expansion of the construction sector has provided impetus to the mortgage market.

Differing Impressions After listening to the Presi-dent’s speech before the Parlia-ment last Friday, it was easy to see why many Guyanese were left with differing impressions of his remarks. 

Intentions At a sitting of the National Assembly today, the country was likely to hear the views and vision of President Ramotar as he addresses the members of the august parliamentary institution. 

Dedicated Sometime in the not too distant future, the Institute for Private Enterprise Development (IPED) will hold its 26th Annual General Meeting to discuss the performance of the organization over the last year, and most likely attend to other housekeeping matters. 

Fork in the Road The elections of 2011 have brought Guyanese to yet another juncture of history along the path of nationhood.