The Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) has written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) upholding that body’s finding that an Environmental impact Assessment is not warranted for BK International’s sand mine at Yarrowkabra.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Environ-mental Assessment Bureau (EAB) will in seven days say whether BK International will be getting the go ahead to open a sand mine in Yarrowkabra, on the Soesdyke/ Linden Highway following a fiery public hearing yesterday which saw residents of the area and workers of BK almost coming to fisticuffs.
President Donald Ramotar yesterday wrote Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman formally notifying him that he has withheld his assent to the Fiscal Management and Accounta-bility (Amend-ment) Bill 2012 and the Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Bill 2012 passed via the opposition’s one-seat majority.
Venting about the actions of the AFC and APNU in Parliament, President Donald Ramotar said yesterday that he will consult with them to get them to change their minds about the budget cuts.
Parliament’s Committee of Supply will begin consideration of the budget estimates on Monday instead of today after a sub-committee meeting yesterday saw the opposition outvoting the government side.
APNU Member of Parliament Ronald Bulkan has accused the government of victimising regions controlled by the opposition, since its proposed budget makes larger provisions for the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) controlled by the PPP/C than those controlled by either APNU or AFC.
Carl Greenidge, Shadow Finance Minister for the main opposition APNU, yesterday wrote off the proposed national budget as one that has ignored severe national problems, such as high unemployment, poverty and high taxation, and he questioned how government could expect any support while it continues to break the law.
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman has described as “obscene” the awarding of radio licences days before the 2011 general elections and the government is now facing questions over the propriety of allocations in the name of a Member of Parliament and a senior government official.
The majority opposition voted against the Firearms (Amendment) Bill 2013 in the National Assembly yesterday after the Opposition held fast to their resolve not to allow the passage of any piece of legislation piloted by Minister of Home Affairs Clement Rohee, who they had passed a motion of no-confidence in last year.
Although Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Hotels (AHI) Winston Brassington has said that control over hiring for the construction of the Marriott Hotel was a concession to the contractor for a lower cost, this is not reflected in their contract that was made public by the government.
The National Assembly last evening passed an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a number of agencies to become financially independent and free from possible Government influence.
Speaker of the National Assembly Raphael Trotman abruptly ended yesterday’s sitting following unruly behaviour by parliamentarians on both sides of the House during a contentious debate on an amendment to the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act in the name of APNU member Carl Greenidge.
In a sitting that had a little bit of everything thrown into it – including an Opposition walkout – the National Assembly last night passed the Supreme Court of Judicature (Appeal) (Amendment) Bill 2013 as both sides came together to unanimously support this legislation which aims to correct a deficiency in Guyana’s laws where persons are unable to appeal their cases because of an archaic English law.
It is unclear how much ‘bang for the buck’ Government is getting by the creation and use of its e-procure website since for the most part it is woefully out of date and has none of the current advertisements featured in the Guyana Chronicle.
The National Assembly last night passed a Bill repealing the controversial 2009 Former Presidents (Benefits and Other Facilities) Act and it is now left to be seen if it will be signed into law by President Donald Ramotar.
Even though the Mahaica-Mahaicony-Abary (MMA) scheme has started operating an irrigation pump at Mora Point, some Mahaicony rice farmers are still without water but Minister of Agriculture, Dr Leslie Ramsammy says there will be some relief by this weekend.
Rice farmers at Wash Clothes and Hyde Park, Mahaicony say that if the MMA Scheme does not regulate their water supply in a more efficient manner, they may lose their crop, comprising thousands of acres collectively.
The National Assembly last night passed the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill which saw the support of the entire House as the Administration moved to correct what is being called an oversight on the part of the persons who were involved in the passage of the landmark principal 2010 Act.
Well-known businessman and owner of the Denmor Garment Factory, Dennis Morgan, 64, died yesterday afternoon at a city hospital after suffering a heart attack, his daughter Upasna Morgan confirmed yesterday.
A Partnership for National Unity’s (APNU) Carl Greenidge has tabled amendments to the President’s Benefits and Other Facilities Act of 2009, proposing to slice away chunks of benefits that a former President is presently entitled to and limit them to a maximum of 10 years.
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