#Budget2018: 80% increase in allowance for teachers who serve in remote areas

The Government of Guyana will continue to focus on the education sector over the next fiscal year.  Several measures and initiatives were announced by the Finance Minister during his Monday afternoon budget presentation. In an effort to improve the access to quality education in the hinterland communities, the Government has decided to increase the allowances […]

#Budget2018: Over $1.7 Billion set aside for youth empowerment and employment initiatives

Government is expected to spend big on youth empowerment and youth employment initiatives and has set aside funds in the 2018 National Budget to support its twin pillars of development for the nation’s youths. In the presentation of the budget to the National Assembly on Monday, Finance Minister Winston Jordan said in 2018 the APNU+AFC administration […]

Jordan lived up to low expectation with torturous budget -Opposition Leader

Minutes after Finance Minister Winston Jordan wrapped up his 2018 budget presentation, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, wasted no time to describe the budget as “unimaginative and torturous.” Jagdeo and the Opposition People’s Progressive Party had refused to participate in the budget consultations, but instead released a list of measures they wanted to see. At the […]

VAT removed from Education Services as $267.1 Billion Budget is unveiled

-by Kurt Campbell- With a promise to build on the Coalition government’s “impressive achievements” over the last two years, Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Monday unveiled the $267.1 Billion 2018 National Budget during an almost four-hour presentation in the National Assembly. The budget includes measures to improve quality of life with the removal of the […]