Speaker must allow all the clauses of MP Patterson’s Motion

The Report produced for USAID on Democracy, human rights and governance assessment: Guyana (2021) makes the following observation in several places: ‘The constitution mandates a high degree of cabinet involvement in executive decision-making while the National Assembly serves as check on the executive branch. Consequentially, the executive branch of government is both protected and isolated…

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Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills submitted to the National Assembly by David Patterson

Motion – Liability Insurance Coverage for Spills Whereas Oil production offshore Guyana is expected to increase rapidly from its current rate of 120,000 barrels per day (bopd) to close to 1 million bopd, with the number of FPSOs increasing over 10 times by 2026; And Whereas worldwide offshore oil production operations show a high likelihood…

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The President should clarify whether Civil Society’s critique of his gov’t disturbs either its ‘One Party Guyana’ or ‘One Guyana’ vision

President Ali is a good man and our duly elected President, who can end up being a great leader. Our AG, a “maybe” future presidential candidate and the smartest man in Guyana, is a national hero, and defender of our democracy. Who can forget his role as a “Guardian of Democracy” during the five months…

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BOOT illusions and Amaila

The build-own-operate-transfer (BOOT) financial arrangement has been used around the world to fund important infrastructure in partnership between government and private investors. In this financing model, the private investor upfronts the initial investment cost and expects to be repaid over some time period. The investor has an expected rate of return before underwriting the project….

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