The Committee of Supply on Friday evening approved the proposed budgetary allocations for regions 2, 3, 4 and 5, amounting to $11.2B in total.
Minister of Local Government Norman Whittaker and his team were grilled extensively by opposition Members of Parliament, who sought answers and clarity on a number of the allocations, including those for security services and infrastructural works.
In examining the estimates for Region 2, APNU MP Christopher Jones questioned Whittaker on a $6M increase in security services, under ‘Regional Administration and Finance.’
The Minister explained that a new contract was recently awarded to Home Safe Security Services and that there is an increase in the rate,
