A contract for $16.1M to procure vaccines for the Ministry of Health’s Maternal Child Health programme was given Cabinet’s no-objection when it met on Tuesday.The disclosure was made by Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Roger Luncheon, at a news conference held yesterday at the Office of the President.

He added that two other contracts received Cabinet’s attention at its weekly meeting.
These include a contract for $32.6M for the emergency docking of ‘Steven N’ – a local ferry. The undertaking falls within the remit of the Ministry of Public Work’s Maritime Department.
Under the auspices of the Ministry of Local Government, Cabinet gave the green light for a $19.5M contract, which will facilitate the procurement of dietary supplies for students at the Waramadong dormitory in Region 7 (Cuyuni/Mazaruni).
No contracts are awarded by Cabinet; rather contracts above the $15M mark are taken to Cabinet for its no-objection.
The Dissolution Proclamation has activated the provisions of Article 219 (1) and combined with the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, it provides that in any financial year the Government is empowered to spend one-twelfth of the Budget of the preceding year in continuing to provide the normal services of the Government of Guyana, until an Appropriation Act is passed. After Elections, Article 219, paragraph 3 of the Constitution, will be activated to regulate expenditure, until a first budget is passed for the 11th Parliament of Guyana.