Month: February 2014

Government’s ongoing budget consultations with various stakeholders have been fruitful and promising, as it seeks to include all in the process. Recently, Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) President Carvil Duncan, along with his team, met with Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh. “The meeting with the minister was constructive and informative,” said Duncan, pointing out that “we did not go into the meeting expecting any concrete conclusions, but just for the minister to consider our needs as he prepares his budget for 2014.” Duncan explained that this year’s…

It was indeed a night of worship and giving thanks as hundreds from all walks of life turned out at the Inspire Inc Gospel Fest 2014, held at the Guyana National Stadium on Saturday evening. With the dynamic performances from local, regional and international ministers of God, practically everyone was out of their seats as the word of God was administered to them. The entire national stadium was undoubtedly anointed by the ministers who put on an epic show. With hands in the air, bowed heads and in some cases,…

The Parliament Office and the Canadian government on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), paving the way for the provision of live Internet streaming of all parliamentary business, sittings, committee meetings and other parliamentary related activities. The multimillion-dollar initiative is expected to take effect before the 2014 national and regional budget is presented in the House. It is expected to keep the world abreast with the business of the local Parliament. The project has been made possible through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives. This fund supports and implements…

The Sixth Annual Wedding Expo was launched on Friday at Roraima Duke Lodge, Duke Street, Georgetown, with about 10 couples, who want to be officially paired, gracing the occasion. Roraima Group of Companies Chairman, Captain Gerry Gouviea said the annual exposition continues to raise the platform for small business to showcase their work and build partnerships. Gouviea said the Guyana tourism sector is on the rise, and called on all to get involved. Meanwhile, acting Tourism Minister Irfaan Ali, who also addressed the launch, said plans are in train to…

After being hammered by the two private sector bodies on Tuesday for walking out of a meeting when a proposal was made for the Private Sector Commission (PSC) to observe the meetings of the select committee fine-tuning the anti- money laundering bill, the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) on Wednesday said it is committed to amending the current act of 2009 to ensure that it is effective. The party also committed to ensuring that the Bank of Guyana (BoG) and the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) are empowered and equipped…

Prime Minister Samuel Hinds on Monday confirmed that there will be no increase in electricity tariffs for Linden, Region 10. In fact, the government has set aside Gy$2.900 billion in the 2014 national budget to subsidise the cost of electricity in Linden, while neighbouring Kwakwani Utilities Inc will receive Gy$300 million, a total of Gy$3.2 billion in subsidies, once there is no objection from the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) in the National Assembly. Prime Minister Hinds said the provision of the subsidy…

The New GPC Inc. in a bid to support the development of culture and arts has sponsored the Panwave Academy Steel Orchestra, which will be participating in the national steelpan competition next month. On Tuesday, the pharmaceutical company gave a cheque to the steel orchestra to offset expenses during the playoff. Handing over the cheque was NEW GPC Marketing Associate Livasti Bhooplall, who noted that the company is committed to youth development. “NEW GPC believes investing in youth development is crucial to the success of our nation,” she said, calling…