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By Christopher Ram | Sunday, November 1, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Introduction
If everything goes according to plan and the new Kingston Power Plant finally comes into operation within the next week or two, Guyanese …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, October 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Introduction
Even accountants can benefit from a periodic encounter with history and as this column revisits the never ending journey to arrive at the Nirvana of …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, October 11, 2009 | 2 Comments
Answer: the thickness of a prison wall
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That is how the former Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, Denis Healey defined the two …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, October 4, 2009 | 0 Comments
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Business Page is dedicated to providing objective information and opinion on issues of interest to the business community and the public at large. The …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, September 27, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Introduction
How can a financial institution that just a few months ago boasted about a “liquidity of 40% of the total assets or 47% of …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, September 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
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After two years before a Special Select Committee, new anti-money laundering legislation was passed by the National Assembly on April …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, September 13, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Introduction
The stereotypical auditor as a fat, prematurely aging, bald, boring and unenterprising man probably says as much about the audit profession as it does …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, August 16, 2009 | 0 Comments
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Conclusion
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Today we conclude our review of the Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) announced by President Jagdeo to the international community and now the …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, August 9, 2009 | 0 Comments
Business Page is dedicated to providing objective information and opinion on issues of interest to the business community and the public at large. The articles …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Introduction
We continue today with part two of the LCDS which President Jagdeo launched on June 8 and which is out for consultation up to …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, July 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
A review of the Low Carbon Development Strategy
Introduction
To all Guyanese, from Cabinet to Canal # 1, the announcement that the people of Guyana are willing …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, July 5, 2009 | 1 Comment
Report of the Auditor General 2007: Different year, same mess
No change
The report of the Auditor General on the Public Accounts of the country for …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, June 28, 2009 | 1 Comment
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Introduction
Guyanese accountants are this weekend hosting their counterparts from the region in the annual conference of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, June 21, 2009 | 0 Comments
On the line: Demerara Tobacco Company Limited Annual Report 2008
Introduction
The Annual General Meeting of the Demerara Tobacco Company Limited, the tobacco trading company was held …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, June 7, 2009 | 2 Comments
The IMF Consultation on the Guyana economy in 2008
Introduction
Using its stock-in-trade jargon the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund in a Public Information Notice …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, April 26, 2009 | 2 Comments
On the Line:National Insurance Scheme Annual Report 2007
Introduction
The column on March 29, 2009 featured the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) along with the New Building …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, April 19, 2009 | 2 Comments
On the Line: New Building Society Limited Annual Report 2008
$200M exchange loss
Notice to Readers
Two weeks ago I wrote that I was taking two …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, March 29, 2009 | 2 Comments
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Introduction
Clico is by far the worst financial disaster ever to have hit Guyana. For hundreds of thousands of Guyanese the Clico saga is direct, …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, March 15, 2009 | 0 Comments
Stimulus package – to do or not to do?
I had promised to write this week about the role in and implications of the Clico fiasco …
By Christopher Ram | Sunday, March 8, 2009 | 3 Comments
Clico and the related crisis: Confusion continues
Introduction
It has been an incredibly hot week in Guyana. In fact so hot that the President who was directly …
