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Friday, November 15, 2024

Cathy Hughes presents recommendations to spur tourism development

  By Kurt Campbell – Alliance For Change (AFC) Member of Parliament Catherine Hughes says her involvement in the local tourism sector over the last...

‘We’re giving them training and they’re staying’ – Ramsaran says as he rebuffs Norton’s...

  By Kurt Campbell – Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran has defended as gratifying the administration’s commitment and efforts towards improving the local health sector...

AFC demands documentation for GuySuCo, GPL, Amaila Falls, Specialty Hospital

  By Fareeza Haniff – The Alliance for Change (AFC) has threatened to withhold its support for the budgetary allocations for the Guyana Sugar Corporation...

APNU’s Chris Jones demands closure to 2012 NOC unrest

By Kurt Campbell   –Opposition Member of Parliament Christopher Jones has called on the Minister of Culture and Youth Dr. Frank Anthony to ensure that...

Disciplined Public Sector is key to ensuring sustained growth – Westford

  By Kurt Campbell – A total of $830M has been allocated for the Public Service Ministry in the 2014 National Budget and according to...

‘Where is the Human face of the Government?’ – Volda Lawrence asks

  By Kurt Campbell – Opposition Member of Parliament Volda Lawrence has accused the government of being inhumane for failing to address, adequately so, the...

Labour Minister cautions Opposition against proposed budget cuts

  By Kurt Campbell – Labour Minister Dr. Nanda Gopaul has warned the combined parliamentary opposition that any cuts applied to the National 2014 budget...

Priya Manickchand barred from participating in Budget Debates

By Kurt Campbell – Speaker of the National Assembly has banned Education Minister Priya Manickchand from participating in the Budget Debates – 2014, after...

Bulkan knocks at $1B ‘clean up my country’ initiative, says it is invidious, designed...

By Kurt Campbell – Opposition Shadow Local Government Minister Ronald Bulkan while addressing the House in the opening of Budget debates has rubbished the...

Tensions run high as Opposition hints at cuts; Gov’t defends spending in 2014 budget...

  By Kurt Campbell – The Government is being accusing of ‘doctoring the estimates’ of the National 2014 Budget to show balance by Shadow Finance...

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‘Rich, foreign companies should pay their taxes’ – VP condemns M&CC’s tax waiver to...

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