Latest update August 30th, 2026 2:25 AM
Feb 10, 2026 News
(Kaieteur News) – An awkward exchange unfolded in the Committee of Supply on Monday when Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, appeared reluctant to disclose the salary and benefits paid to Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Chief Executive Officer Peter Ramsaroop, only doing so after noting that time had “run out.”
Responding to a question from APNU Member of Parliament, Ganesh Mahipaul in the Committee of Supply Teixeira first protested: “Mr. chairman haven’t our time run out. I’m not the time keeper but I am advised that the time has ran out.” Shye then proceeded to list Ramsaroop’s compensation package. For his role as the CEO at the investment office, he is paid a basic salary of $1.9M. Teixeira continued, “Gratuity you know for the year is two times- $5.223M, vacation is $1.901M and travelling and other allowances is $117,000.”
MPs in the house could be heard expressing surprise, as Ramsaroop, who is also an MP clad in his green suit smiled during their remarks. The salary of public officials was a key area of concern for Opposition parliamentarians yesterday as the Committee of Supply met to consider the national estimates for the 2026 Budget, set at $1.558 trillion.
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Aug 30, 2026
Kaieteur Sports – Trinbago Knight Riders secured a very comfortable seven wicket victory against the Barbados Tridents at the Queen’s Park Oval in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League...Aug 29, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – Christopher Ram is quite entitled to be unimpressed by the pace of the present Constitutional Reform Commission. In a recent letter, he compared the performance of the Carl Singh-led Commission with that of the 1999 Commission and concluded that the present body, after more...Aug 23, 2026
By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – I have been an advocate of the Caribbean Court of Justice from its conception. In 2015, on the Court’s tenth anniversary, I described its creation as arguably the most significant institutional achievement of the English-speaking Caribbean since the...Aug 29, 2026
(Kaieteur News) – My position on Hon Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill relative to the MV Barima tragedy is well known. Calls for his resignation or termination is mistaking a sardine for a shark. The tragedy is bigger than a minister (or two), bigger than the Cabinet. It reaches to...Freedom of speech is our core value at Kaieteur News. If the letter/e-mail you sent was not published, and you believe that its contents were not libellous, let us know, please contact us by phone or email.
Feel free to send us your comments and/or criticisms.
Contact: 624-6456; 225-8452; 225-8458; 225-8463; 225-8465; 225-8473 or 225-8491.
Or by Email: glennlall2000@gmail.com / kaieteurnews@yahoo.com