Guardians of Guyana
By: Kiana Wilburg In the season of transparency and accountability under the coalition government, Presidential Advisor on Sustainability, Dr. Clive Thomas believes that concessions granted during the year should not only be tabled in the National Assembly as the law stipulates, but also published in the newspaper.In fact, the Economist feels so strongly about this … Read more
Chartered Accountant, Christopher Ram has lashed out at the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and the country’s Auditor General, Deodat Sharma for having failed, over several years, to adhere to the country’s investment laws. Ram was referring specifically to the sections of that Act which call for transparency surrounding the monitoring and disclosure of … Read more
Stagnation, violence, corruption, arch-sectarianism, and unfettered crime—this is the heritage that President Bharrat Jagdeo will bequeath to his country. Now that Jagdeo has announced that he will not seek a third term in the upcoming August election, he may well ask, as a New York mayor once did, “How did I do?” The answer, in … Read more
Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011. Guyana Sugar (GuySuCo), the government-owned sugar company, inaugurated its packaging facility in Enmore in East Demerara, Guyana, in May 2011.”Financing for Project Gold came through a grant from the European Commission.” The new plant has … Read more