─ amidst calls to delay gas to shore project Government is of the view that the opposition is clueless about the transformation Guyana is currently undergoing. Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Monday, rejected a motion to have the government’s gas to shore project delayed. The motion was brought by Opposition […]
─ as changes passed in National Assembly As the National Assembly on Monday evening passed the Powers of Attorney (Amendment Bill 2021), Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall S.C, relayed that the deep and far-reaching amendments will prevent miscreants from perpetuating fraud. For context, a power of attorney or letter of […]
–as provided for in new NRF Act The National Assembly this evening approved a Motion by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh for the Appointment Committee to recommend a Parliamentary nominee to serve on the new 2021 Natural Resource Fund’s (NRF) Board of Directors, as stipulated […]
The amended Deeds Registry Bill 2021, was passed in the National Assembly on Monday. Enshrined within is that anyone who fails to register, file or record a power of attorney without the attached copies of the photographic identification document and witness statement, in the case of a power of attorney executed outside of Guyana commits […]
A motion for the National Assembly to approve Guyana as a member to the Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC) was moved in the House on Monday. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, M.P, said the motion will ensure Guyana benefits from a more advanced anti-corruption framework. “This was something that only […]
—Cannot be abstract of food security, economic growth and national prosperity His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today said that reaching Net-Zero emissions by 2050 is essential for the development of the region, but it would only be possible if the global system rectifies its inherent disparities and unevenness. In his keynote address to over 300 […]
─ paves way for improved surgical healthcare The Human Organ and Tissue Transplant Bill 2021 was passed in the National Assembly, on Monday. The Bill provides the legal framework for the removal of human organs, tissues, cells and biofluids for transplantation and blood transfusion. The Bill states that such transplantations are to be used in regenerative […]
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said government continues its search for auditors to examine ExxonMobil’s post-2017 (2018-2020) expenses. Minister Bharrat responded Monday, to questions posed by Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson, who sought answers on whether the tender evaluation for the auditors for the project was discontinued. “This government did not discontinue any […]
The Ministry of Labour wishes to announce that it has taken swift action to investigate reports of a local business refusing to pay a Turkish national formerly in its employ. Over the weekend reports began circulating about a Turkish national, Emre Kiremit, who was brought to Guyana by the company to work as its Technical […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, M.P, will meet this week with other education officials to further discuss the appraisal instruments for the licencing of teachers. The minister, who was at the time speaking on the News-Talk radio, on Monday, said while there is no appraisal structure established to assess the competency of every teacher, […]