By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2022
Elections, News, Politics
The state-owned National Communications Network (NCN) is coming under fire from the People’s National Congress for only airing the contributions of Government Members in its broadcast of the National Budget Debate. The People’s National Congress is the largest party in the APNU+AFC Opposition Coalition. In its broadcast of the National Budget Debates on its television […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2022
News, Politics
The government has increased the allocation to the Small Business Development Fund (SBDF) to $300 million. A total of 746 small businesses benefited from the programme in 2021. Speaking as part of the 2022 budget debates on Monday, the Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond touted the fund as an example of her […]
By News Source Guyana on February 1, 2022
News, Politics
After searching for more than two decades, the Canadian company CGX Energy and its partner Frontera Energy Corporation have struck oil in Guyana. In a statement last evening, the CGX company announced that they have discovered an oil and gas reservoir off the coast of Guyana, and drilling on a second well could begin later […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2022
News, Politics
The Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has once again raised concerns about the way Guyanese employed in the oil and gas sector are being treated. In a statement, GAWU said it is disturbed to learn again of the alleged treatment experienced by Guyanese nationals undertaking various tasks on the Floating Production and Storage […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2022
News, Politics
Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton who opened the budget debates on behalf of the government this morning, boasted of his Ministry’s achievements in the past year in terms of Labour relations and dealing with issues that affect workers. During his presentation, Minister Hamilton said a high point of his Ministry’s performance was being able to resolve […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2022
News, Politics
Opposition Member of Parliament, Amanza Walton-Desir kicked off the 2022 National Budget in the National Assembly this morning in a fiery address where she dealt with a number of issues in the budget as well as the government’s day-to-day operations. She chided the administration for not offering anything in the budget for the poor and […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2022
News, Politics
Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir began this morning’s sitting of the National Assembly by announcing that he has decided not to allow the Opposition’s motion to send 22 Government Members of Parliament to the Committee of Privileges. The Opposition’s request was made in response to what they declared as abusive and threatening language […]
By News Source Guyana on January 31, 2022
News, Politics
The Private Sector Commission has commended the government’s $552.9B budget which was presented to the National Assembly last Wednesday saying that the budget is a balanced one. The PSC in a statement said the budget also lays the foundation for massive economic growth, expansion of the private sector, and the creation of jobs for all […]
By News Source Guyana on January 30, 2022
News, Politics
The People’s National Congress Reform (PNC/R) has rubbished reports that a motion was submitted to recall four of its Members of Parliament. An online news agency on Sunday reported that the party was meeting to discuss the recall of a number of Members of Parliament including Mr. Joe Harmon and three others— Natasha Singh-Lewis, Ganesh […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2022
Crime, News, Politics
Opposition Members of Parliament Christopher Jones and Annette Ferguson along with eight other persons walked out of the Georgetown Magistrates Court free of the charges of taking part in an illegal procession and obstructing a Peace Officer. The dismissal of the charges came after Magistrate Rhondella Weever upheld the no-case submissions made by Attorneys Lyndon […]