Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
Dear Editor, GUYANESE have divergent views on constitutional reform. There are those Guyanese who advocate for additional constitutional reform beyond the 2000s amendments that were incorporated into the revised 1980 Constitution; while others are baffled as to what specific articles/provisions they want to alter or add. The latter group prefers to focus instead on “food…
As part of its corporate social responsibility, Beharry Restaurant Holdings Inc., through KFC Guyana, has made a solid contribution to the Guyana Karate College to assist in the completion of its Dojo at Liliendaal. At a simple handing over of a cheque valued G$1.5 million, the importance of such partnerships was highlighted, with the Karate…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
TRANSPARENCY International (TI) is a German registered association founded in 1993 by former employees of the World Bank based in Berlin. Its main objective is to highlight perceived corruption in nation-states by way of a Corruption Perception Index (CPI) which is compiled annually. Transparency International is an umbrella organisation with over one hundred national chapters…
The annual Bounty Farm Handicap squash tournament got underway on Monday evening at the Georgetown Club Courts with four matches. Five matches were scheduled, but Robert Natiello didn’t have to take to the court as he won via walkover from Ryan Rahaman. Ian Mekdeci (-2) managed to win 2-1 against Lloyd Fung-A-Fat (+7), while in…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
THREE of the four men who were convicted and sentenced to 81 years imprisonment for the gruesome murder of 72-year-old, Clementine Fiedtkou-Parris, on Tuesday, had their sentence reduced to 50 years by the Guyana Court of Appeal. Orwin Hinds of Mocha, East Bank Demerara (EBD); Kevin October of Agricola EBD; Cleon Hinds; and Roy Jacobs…
As Guyana undergoes economic development, new skills will be required and the Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag says that the government is now moving to understand what those skills are and how Guyanese can be trained to ably provide those. During the Budget Debates on Tuesday, the Public Service Minister said that a National…
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and…
