Category: Politics

Presidential Advisor on Governance Gail Teixeira said the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has no authority to rescind the appointment of the finance minister’s wife to the post of director of the Audit Office. But that statement does not sit well with PAC Chairman Carl Greenidge who, at a meeting of the committee held on Monday, said the situation must be examined in greater detail, noting that the issue of rescinding the appointment of Gitanjali Singh, wife of Dr Ashni Singh has not been discussed thus far. Teixeira said, “This committee…

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Former People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) stalwart and activist Vincent Alexander on Tuesday expressed dismay at the fact that chairman of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) David Granger is running for the leadership of the PNCR with the hope of holding both posts. In a letter addressed to the editor, Alexander said Granger had indicated that he did not see the need for the two posts to be held by one individual. According to Alexander, Granger argued that “Corbin, with his knowledge of the party, and his political…

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Housing Minister Irfaan Ali said it is time the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) come clean and break the trend of playing gutter politics, after the opposition coalition accused the Housing Ministry of corruption and having a defective “One Stop Shop” system, which is frustrating the lives of Guyanese. During the coalition’s press conference last Thursday, APNU parliamentarian Joseph Harmon said for the past three weeks the party has been inundated with reports from aggravated citizens who were complaining about the poor houselot distribution system as he made reference…

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The A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) said it will soon be meeting the principals of China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) as the coalition seeks more clarifications about the US$138 million airport expansion project. At a news conference last Thursday, APNU Member of Parliament Joseph Harmon said the party had received a favourable response from CHEC for a meeting regarding the mega project. Harmon explained that in a letter to the Chinese firm, the APNU had expressed disappointment at the company’s failure to hold consultations with the joint parliamentary opposition…

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Senior Counsel Seenath Jairam said that the government has a strong case in its budget cuts motion in the High Court, arguing that the opposition does not have a right to reduce the budget under the Constitution. His comments came on Tuesday at the conclusion of a hearing into the matter being held before acting Chief Justice Ian Chang. Jairam has been retained by the Attorney General in the high-profile case. He told media operatives that the Donald Ramotar administration’s position that the opposition cannot slash the budget is correct.…

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The “Bring Parliament to Life for Young People” initiative touched down in Region Six last Friday after an eventful day in Region Five on Thursday. The first stop in East Berbice was at the St Therese’s Primary School in New Amsterdam where hundreds of students gathered to hear from the Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman, Public Relations Officer of the Parliament Onieka Alphonso-Walton, and also viewed a 15-minute feature on the history of Guyana’s Parliament. The contingent comprised of Regional Education Officer Shifran Bhajan and other education officials.…

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“The country’s vibrant economy might be crippled in the near future if the opposition continues to stymie Guyana’s development” By Svetlana Marshall Breaking his silence for the first time since demitting office last year, former President Bharrat Jagdeo, speaking at the commissioning of the New Building Society’s new headquarters tore into the opposition last Friday, deeming their recent cuts to the national budget as a vindictive act, which will set the country several paces back. The combined opposition had chopped some Gy$20 billion from the budget, Gy$18 billion of which…

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