Tag: Budget 2017
Committee of Supply approves $2.46B Indigenous Peoples Affairs budget
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples Affairs, Valerie Garrido-Lowe in response to a question raised by Opposition MP, Nigel...
Over $990M current expenditure approved for Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs
Minister within the Ministry of Indigenous People’s Affairs, Valerie Garrido- Lowe in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly,...
$1.7M salary for Commissioner of Information; no staff, no office & no accountability
As the Consider of Estimates continued in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo has...
Consideration of Estimates: $100M for contract employees at MOTP; Higher quality of birth certificates now being produced
The Consideration of the 2017 National Budget Estimates has begun in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly beginning...
Bartica Chamber of Commerce & Industry bemoans 2017 “monster” Budget
In light of the recent 2017 budget announcement by the Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, of a possible attraction of 14%...
Finance Minister targets private sector over its bombarding of Gov’t for concessions
The Private sector today came in for a “licking” from Finance Minister, Winston Jordan over its numerous requests for concessions...
Budget Debate 2017: Opposition Leader accuses Gov’t of renaming old projects & increasing tax burdens on citizens
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo took a swipe at the Government during his presentation in the National Assembly today when he...
Rohee knocks Gov’t over “lack of vision” in security sector
Opposition Member of Parliament and PPP General Secretary, Clement Rohee has lashed out at the Government for its lack of...
Not enough being done for Indigenous People says Sukhai; Allicock says no more handouts , more motivation
As the budget debates continued today in the National Assembly Opposition Member of Parliament Pauline Sukhai and Minister of Indigenous...
Budget 2017: “Contradictions upon Contradictions” says Ganga Persaud; Bulkan deems it the best thus far
Opposition MP, Ganga Persaud during the Budget Debate earlier today said while the Government Chief Whip is boasting of the return...
