At approximately 3 pm yesterday and following a commotion by protesting APNU+AFC MPs, the National Assembly considered and approved the 2021 Appropriation Bill which authorizes the issuance of $353.8 billion from the Consolidated Fund to meet expenditure for the fiscal year.
The Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) has requested the removal of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Linden Hospital Complex after he was reported as saying that the nurses regularly abandoned their duties to engage in extramarital affairs.
-Hamilton slams APNU+AFC over health and safety Debate on the 2021 budget started yesterday with APNU+AFC MP Amanza Walton-Desir questioning whether government’s Public Sector Investment Programme can be delivered and Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton flaying the previous administration’s record on worker safety in a session that also saw numerous insults and the brandishing of a sex toy.
Three local insurance brokers are accusing the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) of possibly violating public procurement procedures in relation to its 2021 Tender for the provision of Insurance Service for Generation and Other Equipment (GPL-PD-015-2021).
Chairman of the Integrity Commission, Kumar Doraisami on Friday told the Sunday Stabroek that he is prepared to launch an inquiry into allegations leveled against former Minister David Patterson over gifts but his tenure ends today.
Stakeholders yesterday used a Local Content consultation – primarily focused on the oil and gas industry – to request that government legislate for easier access to financing especially for small to medium size enterprises (SMEs).
Unveiling a record $383.1 billion budget for 2021, Minister with responsibility for Finance Dr Ashni Singh said yesterday that the economy is projected to grow by 20.9% if it reopens via a gradual lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
Guyanese students will soon be able to access online tertiary programmes from six universities when the Ministry of Education (MoE) launches the National Open Learning Institute at the end of this month.
Following a lengthy debate, the National Assembly on Thursday passed an amendment to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act (FMAA) which removes the requirement that budgets for constitutional agencies be submitted directly to the National Assembly and be reflected as lump sum subventions in the National Estimates.
The two fishing vessels and 12 crew members detained by the Venezuelan navy two weeks ago have been released and are on their way home. “We have confirmed that they have been released and will return to Guyana tomorrow (today),” Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd told Stabroek News last evening.
The operation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament was left in limbo yesterday after opposition members refused to entertain a motion seeking to remove APNU+AFC MP David Patterson as Chair.
The 12 Guyanese seamen currently detained in Venezuela are likely to spend at least another month in that country as authorities have been granted 45 days in which to conclude an investigation and possibly lay charges.
A total of 153,376 households have received a $25,000 cash grant from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Protection as part of the government’s COVID-19 relief effort while 16,365 secondary households have received a “pink slip” as a government promissory note of a second visit.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) yesterday ruled that it has jurisdiction to determine the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award on the frontier between Guyana and Venezuela in what is seen as a major victory for this country in its bid to definitively settle a decades-old controversy.
President Irfaan Ali yesterday stated that he boycotted the National Conversation on improving ethnic relations because the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) “went into hiding” during the five-month electoral crisis and failed to consult his government during the planning of the event.
Three attorneys were yesterday conferred with silk by President Irfaan Ali who declared their appointment to the dignity of senior counsel to be meritorious and deserving.
Developers are expected to break ground next February for a US$20 million Marriot-branded hotel within the confines of the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) compound at Timehri and which plans to cater to airport and airline staff.
A new civil society group that hopes to achieve significant electoral reforms before the next general elections was launched yesterday.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir has disallowed a motion by the opposition calling for the current Government to retain the name of the “Ministry of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs”.
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) has been granted Orders authorizing the deportation of 26 Haitian nationals who have been detained for weeks at the state-run Hugo Chavez Centre for Rehabilitation and Reintegration.
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