GUYANA – LATEST NEWS – 03 December 2015 – Kaieteur News
(see other News sources at the end of this entry)
- Minister of State insists…No delay in releasing findings of Forensic Audits
- Guyana Goldfields produces over 21,000 ounces over last two months
- Guyana Chronicle sacks GM, Editor in management shakeup
- Army to be deployed as Gov’t launches ‘Operation Dragnet’
- GGMC Commissioner sent on administrative leave
- Rice production up by seven percent, export by 10 percent
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CLUTCHING AT STRAWS – by Ralph Ramkarran
CLUTCHING AT STRAWS
Ralph Ramkarran
Posted on November 28, 2015 – by Ralph Ramkarran – ConversationTree Blog
The announcement by Government that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Fedders Lloyd, a reputable Indian company, relating to the Specialty Hospital project, has attracted several negative comments. During the life of the last government, the then Opposition consisting of both the AFC and APNU had refused to support the Specialty Hospital.
The AFC’s opposition was founded on the suspect award of the contract to Surendra Engineering, a spare parts supplier, rather than Fedders Lloyd, which had a track record in the construction of such facilities and had made the lowest bid. APNU argued that Guyana needed improved primary care centres, rather than a specialized facility. One high official suggested that ‘Indians’ were ‘taking over.’ Chinese and Brazilian immigrants, who should be applauded for their valuable contributions to Guyana, were spared. Continue reading →
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