The country is still waiting for President Donald Ramotar to decide on whether he will assent to four local government bills but in the meantime there is a difference of opinion on whether they were passed unanimously with the Speaker of the National Assembly saying aye but two PPP ministers differing.
The bills – the Fiscal Transfers Bill, the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, the Municipal and District Councils (Amend-ment) Bill, and the Local Government Commission Bill – were passed by the National Assembly on August 7.
According to House Speaker Raphael Trotman, all four bills were passed unanimously, as none of the political
