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While still dealing with a probe over the crash of a Fly Jamaica plane after an emergency landing in Guyana, the airline has found itself now facing a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit has been filed in Canadian courts by two Canadian law firms, Howie, Sacks & Henry and Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman. The filing […]
Former Minister of Housing and Water under the People’s Progressive Party government, Irfaan Ali, has been slapped with several charges related to the sale of government lands to PPP government officials and the development of the same lands to accommodate them. He was arrested at his home this morning by agents of the Special Organised […]
A 30- year-old woman of Swan village, Kuru Kururu, is clinging to life this morning after she was attacked and badly chopped to her body by her common law husband yesterday. The man later took his own life, a short distance from where he attacked the woman. According to a Police report, the victim has […]
The Ministry of Finance has indicated, that along with the Government and the Bank of Guyana, it will be carefully considering several issues that would be related to the move by Republic Bank to acquire Scotiabank, as announced earlier today by the two banks. In a statement today, the Finance Ministry said the agreement raises […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan announced on Monday that the Government plans to invest $52.2 billion in the education sector in 2019. He said that represents a 15.6 percent increase over the 2018 allocation. According to the Minister, the budget will address disparities in the education sector such as bridging the gap between coastal and hinterland […]
When the elected councillors for the City of Georgetown meet for their first sitting, they’ll have to elect a Mayor and a Deputy Mayor from among themselves. Multiple sources within the APNU, which will have the majority on the Council, have indicated that Patricia Chase-Green will not be returning as the City’s Chief Citizen, although […]
In a major move that is likely to shakeup the banking landscape in Guyana and across the Caribbean, Scotiabank’s headquarters in Toronto has announced that the bank will be selling out its banking operations in Guyana and eight other Caribbean countries to Republic Holdings Limited, which owns Republic Bank. According to a report from the […]
Minister of Finance Winston Jordan during his budget presentation today revealed that the Government has budgeted $1.7 billion to continue various youth initiatives, in 2019. “The Youth Innovation Project of Guyana, which is aimed at fostering a green economy, is in receipt of 271 proposals for project implementation, of which 30 have qualified to receive funding […]
The 2019 Budget which was presented by Finance Minister Winston Jordan today in the National Assembly outlines a number of fiscal adjustments, which he believes, will provide benefits for employees and senior citizens. The $300.7 Billion budget was presented under the theme: “Transforming the Economy, Empowering People, Building Sustainable Communities for the Good Life.” Old […]
Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, today announced that the minimum wage in the public sector will now be $64,000 per month, which represents a $4000 increase over the previous minimum wage. “Mr. Speaker, as was the case last year, these increases are effective from January 1, 2018. In effect, the retroactive increase means someone earning $60,000 […]
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