–Budget process for Constitutional Agencies to be strengthened and streamlined while preserving their independence The Fiscal Management and Accountability Amendment Bill piloted by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh was late this evening approved in the National Assembly during the Thirty Fourth Sitting of the Twelfth […]
– five years overdue says Finance Minister -Guyanese, local companies to now gain from procurement, contracts in oil and gas sector as enshrined in law Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh during his presentation to the National Assembly on the Local Content Bill in support of his colleague Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharat, […]
The Natural Resource Fund Act 2019 is an important piece of legislation albeit–for reasons of constitutional legitimacy, transparency, accountability, and governance of the Fund. However, the 2019 Act is set to be amended to the Natural Resource Fund Bill 2021. This was stated by the Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber (GOGEC). The chamber pointed […]
As the debate kicked-off in the National Assembly on the Local Content Bill, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, M.P., promulgated that this document is a “living one”; one that embodies the views of all stakeholders. The Minister highlighted this in the 34th Sitting on Wednesday. The Local Content Bill lays out 40 different services […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C., M.P., explained that the government will continue to promote Guyanese participation and benefits in the oil sector and that the Revised Treaty of Chaguaramas will not hinder these efforts. He made this comment in the National Assembly on Wednesday after Opposition Member of Parliament […]
The Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill will open the pathway for Guyana to improve the range of its health services, as this piece of legislation will boost the sector in its fight against diseases and viruses, including the Novel Coronavirus. In an interview with DPI on Wednesday, as the government prepared to present the […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, M.P., announced this morning that the government has agreed to 10 out of the 14 amendments for the Local Content Bill that were put forward by the Opposition, APNU+AFC. Minister Bharrat shared this news on Wednesday when he opened the debates on the Local Content Bill in the National […]
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, M.P., pointed out that an amendment of the Local Content Bill, which was proposed by the Opposition, would have created second class citizens. The amendment in question was proposed by Opposition Member of Parliament (M.P.), David Patterson. He proposed that the term “Guyanese national” should mean a […]
The Regional Executive Office (REO) of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) today received 3000 cleaning hampers from the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). These supplies were then delivered to the Uitvlugt/Tuschen Neighborhood Democratic Council (RDC), and the Stewartville/Cornelia Ida NDC under the direction of the Regional Executive Officer, Mr. Jagnarine Sauwack and Regional Chairman, Mr. Mohamed […]
As latest additions to help tackle child abuse In an effort to make conversations on child abuse easier between adults and children, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security this week launched two new books – a story book and colouring book – that seek to effectively open the way for certain touchy subjects […]