President Donald Ramotar will be meeting with several officials from the United States administration and multilateral agencies’ officials, in Washington DC from May 12 to 19. He is also expected to meet with the Guyanese disapora in the U.S. Sources say Ramotar will be engaged with officials of the State Department and others from the Western Hemisphere, and will be part of discussions on areas of collaboration with that country such as security, economics and politics. This announcement was made on Wednesday by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger…
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Legislative Dictatorship
Chief Justice Ian Chang (acting) issued a decision on the case brought by the attorney general against the leader of the opposition and the Speaker of the House on the issue of the criteria for constituting the Committee of Selection (CoS). The gravamen of the government’s argument was that the Speaker and the combined opposition used its one seat majority to alter the strength of the “mother of all committees” from 10 to nine and then allocated them on a 4-4-1 basis to the PPP, APNU and AFC respectively. With…
Read MoreGovt lambastes opposition’s motions
By Ariana Gordon Government on Wednesday lambasted the parliamentary opposition parties the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) for tabling motions before the National Assembly on a number of identified issues ranging from the production of public records to the House to amendments to the Presidents’ Pension Act. At a media briefing hosted by the leader of the House, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds at the National Communications Network (NCN), government said that the motions presented to the House and placed on the 20th…
Read MoreOpposition concerns about NICIL lack merit – President
President Donald Ramotar on Monday dismissed the opposition’s concerns over the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL) holding state funds which according to them ought to be placed into the national coffers. Speaking to the press at the Office of the President, the president said, “Well, I have heard the arguments and I am not convinced, as far as I am aware… I am not doing anything illegal, and we are not doing anything illegal as far as that is concerned”. According to the president, NICIL’s main accounts have…
Read MoreOgle’s expanded runway commissioned
–Ramotar urges review of domestic airfares By Samuel Sukhnandan President Donald Ramotar at the launch of the Ogle International Airport Inc (OAI) Expansion Phase Two project on Wednesday called on the board of directors to look at some of the issues concerning competition in the local air transport sector. The president believes that the OAI has opened up the interior not only to tourists, but to increased economic activities. While noting that the expansion project is a successful model of private sector and government partnership, the president urged management to…
Read MorePNCR has not lost its identity – General Secretary
–Congress to elect new leader as party mulls future By Michael Younge General Secretary of the Peoples National Congress Reform (PNCR), Oscar Clarke says that his party remains “strong” and “intact”, despite the fact that it has had to make compromises on various issues and policies while being a core part of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU). Clarke, speaking with Guyana Times International during an interview at Congress Place last Monday explained that these compromises in no way affect the party’s political weight, its membership or the core…
Read MoreOpposition had no intention o ‘send anybody on the breadline’ – Granger
Opposition Leader David Granger has once again reiterated that the cuts made to the 2012 budget were justified as there was not enough discussion amongst the three parliamentary parties prior to the presentation of the budget. Granger addressing hundreds of workers at the Critchlow Labour College said the combined opposition begged the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/ C) to have tripartite budget talks with the opposition before tabling the Budget, but this was not done. “We were faced with a predetermined budget since December last year. I told Ramotar…
Read MoreJagdeo meets with Asian, African leaders on sustainable development initiatives
Former President Bharrat Jagdeo, a patron of the World Sustainable Development Forum is expected back home soon after visiting 16 countries in Africa and Asia. Jagdeo is returning from a recent visit to Asia, where he consulted with leaders from other countries on how to progress sustainable development initiatives. The former president joined former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and 12 other world leaders last year in support of work to influence global progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals and advancing sustainable development. The recent World Sustainable Development…
Read MoreVictims of AFC/APNU “chopping spree” speak out
Behind the frothy platitudes in Parliament by the Alliance For Change (AFC) and the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU), lies a trail of human misery and desolation. This was the opinion expressed by several state employees who spoke with Guyana Times International in the wake of the combined opposition’s “chopping spree” on the 2012 National Budget. “Ruthless” and “despicable” just to flex their political muscles on the government were some of the sentiments expressed. Roopnarine Sammi, a Government Information Agency (GINA) Information Technology Officer flayed the decision taken by…
Read MoreGFW organisers court government for support
The promoters of Guyana Fashion Weekend will bring innovations to the fashion extravaganza this year by showcasing the beautiful side of nature in Guyana and creating a platform for civil society activism on topical issues. According to a Government Information Agency (GINA) release, organisers Richard Young and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sonia Noel met President Ramotar at the Office of the President on Monday to apprise him of the concept this year as they solicit the involvement of government and corporate Guyana. “The show is going to be a huge…
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