Budget Debates

The Private sector today came in for a “licking” from Finance Minister, Winston Jordan over its numerous requests for concessions without any plan of how this will trickle down to the ordinary consumers. According to Jordan concessions…

Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo took a swipe at the Government during his presentation in the National Assembly today when he accused them of simply re-naming projects that emerged under the PPP regime and claiming them as theirs.…

Opposition Member of Parliament and PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee has lashed out at the Government for its lack of vision and incompetence in the Security Sector. Rohee speaking on the final day of the 2017 Budget debates said…

As the budget debates continued today in the National Assembly Opposition Member of Parliament Pauline Sukhai and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Sydney Allicock faced off over Government’s allocation for development not only in…

Opposition MP, Ganga Persaud during the Budget Debate earlier today said while the Government Chief Whip is boasting of the return of local democracy with the holding of Local Government Elections, there is still the incomplete matter of…

Opposition Member of Parliament Vickram Bharrat in his maiden presentation in the National  Assembly on Day  three of the 2017 National Budget debates said Finance Minister, Winston Jordan will go down in history for the suffocation of the…

As the Budget Debate continues in the National Assembly Education Minister, Dr. Rupert Roopnarine highlights improvements and new measures to be implemented in 2017, on the other hand Opposition Member, Dr. Frank Anthony found the…