Tag: National Budget
Minister Bulkan “mamagizing” the House;should be sent to Privileges Committee says Teixeira
A strong call was this evening made in the National Assembly for Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan to be sent...
$500M for Homestretch Development Inc. to clear debts incurred under D’Urban Park Project
The controversial D’Urban Park Project once again has drawn the attention of the National Assembly with the Opposition expressing outrage...
Allocation for Linden Electricity Company increased; Patterson comes under fire for spate of blackouts
The increase in allocation for the Linden Electricity Company for 2017 has aroused concerns by the Parliamentary Opposition This resulted...
Opposition raises concern over $109M allocated for legal fees; Budget for Legal Affairs approved
Havoc broke loose in the National Assembly this afternoon as the Opposition and Government sides clashed over the allocation of...
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...
