Tag: Gail Teixeira
Gov’t seeks to strengthen 16 anti-corruption agencies in Guyana
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira noted on Monday that government has been busy this year with training programmes and workshops seeking...
Guyana, Suriname could strengthen partnership to tackle transnational crime
The Government of Guyana has noted how an effective partnership with neighbouring Suriname can help to address transnational crime in narcotics, human trafficking and...
Parliamentary Affairs Ministry teams up with private sector to address corruption
Representatives of 26 private sector agencies came together on Tuesday to strategise ways of strengthening Guyana’s anti-corruption framework alongside the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs...
Suitable person for GECOM chairmanship exists says Granger amidst Opposition’s concerns
By Stacy Carmichael-James
Despite the Opposition’s difficulty in finding nominees to fit the criteria outlined by President David Granger for the position of Chairperson of...
Taxpayers hit with “double whammy” following $605 M drug procurement scandal-PPP
By Stacy Carmichael-James
Several questions were asked by the Opposition in the National Assembly on Tuesday as it relates to the over 600 million dollars...
PPP raises fresh concerns about the President undermining the Constitution; calls...
By Stacy Carmichael-James
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party is once again raising concerns regarding the President eroding the Constitutional provisions citing the case of him...
Civil Aviation Bill sent to Special Select Committee; Opposition needs contradictory...
By Stacy Carmichael-James
The passage of the Civil Aviation Bill 2017, Bill No.1 of 2017 in the National Assembly will allow the Guyana Civil...
Double whammy; VAT on Parking Meter fee and geo-cards
Since its introduction, the Parking Meter System has been a cause for concern for Guyanese, given the added cost it brings, but apart from...
Over $5B approved for Foreign Affairs Ministry; Opposition questions massive increase...
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carl Greenidge defending his budgetary allocations under current and capital expenditures in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly...