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Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton on Friday fended off questions of accountability and transparency by the coalition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration, saying that he never asked two then government ministers about the “details” of persistent allegations by the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC). “I did not seek details. I have an understanding of the PPP. They ...

Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday categorically ruled out political opposition representation on the National Procurement and Tender Administration Board (NPTAB) which decides on the award of contracts. He said the Executive would not allow its work to be frustrated by a “negative and obstruction” opposition because government has to be accountable to the electorate. “It is something we will ...

Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR), Aubrey Norton on Tuesday said he did not believe that cash and other disbursements to Indigenous Amerindian communities would dent the opposition’s chances of securing their votes in next year’s general and regional elections. “In fact, I believe that the PPP’s support will increase our votes,” he said when asked by Demerara ...

By GHK Lall Give something to get something. When all the textbooks are written, lectures and dissertations delivered, this is what an investment is all about. Of course, it has much more to its DNA, but at a fundamental level, an investment is gambling to get a handsome return. Bigger is better. I look at this today, not from the ...

In the wake of persistent concerns about government’s questionable award of contracts and the shoddy treatment of contractors, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday announced that steps were being taken to review the entire process. “Let me put on notice all of those people who are responsible for procurement in public corporations, statutory bodies, the Ministries, Regions, everywhere, all the ...