The policy framework for Guyana’s proposed Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) is to be laid in the National Assembly in the coming days, to make way for eventual tabling of legislation that will provide for the involvement of the opposition in ...
by GHK Lall News reports and commentaries have indicated that local foreign currency reserves are under serious pressure. What is really happening here? Why? Who are the financial authors? Addressing these questions calls for some delving into history, and local ...
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Raphael Trotman on Friday said Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo was not spurned for talks likely to be held between President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon earlier ...
“I cannot be anything more than tight-fisted”…”This is not a beauty contest”- Jordan The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday signaled that it might ask the Ministry of Finance for more money to run off Local Government Elections (LGE), but ...
President David Granger has given in to the Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo’s position that the People’s Progressive Party (PPP) would not hold talks with government if Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo leads the delegation. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said the ...
Amid a major lapse by the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) to award contracts for repair and maintenance of several interior roads in a timely manner, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure will next year take back responsibility for such ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte on Wednesday joined many around the world in celebrating Nelson Mandela Day. July 18 is an international holiday aimed at recognizing the life and legacy of the ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Bert Wilkinson It has barely been two weeks since Caribbean leaders held their summit in Jamaica and accepted a report from a marijuana commission, recommending that the classification of the drug be regulated similarly ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Desmond Brown BRIDGETOWN, (IPS) — At the start of 2017, the Caribbean Drought and Precipitation Monitoring Network (CDPN) warned eastern Caribbean countries that they were facing “abnormal climate conditions” and possibly another full-blown drought. ...
See this story at CaribbeanLifeNews.com. By Nelson A. King More than 20 Caribbean faith leaders in Brooklyn have endorsed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo for re-election, his campaign office said on Wednesday. “The group cited the governor’s record of progressive accomplishments ...