Budget 2017

Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in response to a question raised by Opposition MP, Nigel Dharamlall clarified that in the execution of the Amerindian Land Titling Project, staff of the…

Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido- Lowe in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly, today announced that in early 2017 it is expected that consultations will begin in an effort to commence…

As the Consider of Estimates continued in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has clarified that a total of $80M has been allocated under his office for the Office of the Commissioner of…

The Consideration of the 2017 National Budget Estimates has begun in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly beginning with the line items which fall under the Ministry of the Presidency (MOTP). Under Policy Development and…

In light of the recent 2017 budget announcement by the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, of a possible attraction of 14% Value Added Tax on two basic human needs, water and electricity, the Bartica Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI)…

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…