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Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Mandalall Ramraj has indicated that more than 12,000 small and medium-size contractors benefited from contracts from the Works Ministry last year, as it sought to build capacity among young contractors to do critical works across the country. Speaking during the 2026 Budget debates, Ramraj said some medium-size contractors […]
Declaring that there is a clear “disconnect” between the funds allocated in the Budget and the quality of projects executed on the ground, APNU Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan roasted the Government over the poor quality of infrastructure projects and substandard homes built in the country. In his contribution to the Budget Debates on Tuesday, […]
In a presentation that was punctuated by loud and repeated heckling from the Government benches, Member of Parliament for the WIN party and former GuySuCo Executive, Vishnu Panday, slammed both the People’s National Congress and the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic for the current state of the sugar industry. In contributing to the Budget Debates, Panday […]
With rising criticism over his restrictions on media access to the National Assembly, Speaker Manzoor Nadir today challenged APNU Member of Parliament, Sherod Duncan to bring a motion to the House and have it debated on the issue. At the start of his debate presentation, MP Duncan raised the issue of the limitations and restrictions […]
Member of Parliament of the WIN party, Natasha Singh, believes that social services in Guyana are in a “dire” state and there is not enough in this year’s budget to address the problem. Citing the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 2025 Report, MP Singh said approximately 58 per cent of Guyana’s population continues to live in […]
Opposition Members of Parliament, Gordon Barker of the WIN party and Coretta Mc Donald of the APNU went head-to-head yesterday with Education Minister Sonia Parag on budgetary allocations for the Education Ministry, and the state of the Education sector. MP Barker questioned the Government’s school feeding programme and the quality of meals being provided to […]
President Irfaan Ali, this morning said the country’s unemployment rate has been significantly reduced during a four-year period between 2020 and 2024 and continues to be on the decline. In a live Facebook broadcast, the President said while it is now easier for persons to find jobs, he is particularly pleased with the reduction […]
Pushing back against criticism from the Opposition as the National Budget Debate commenced today, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, said the $1.558 Trillion Budget will bring real benefits to the Guyanese people through its many policies and programmes. Minister Edghill said the Budget intentionally directs resources to the working class – from farmers […]
In a fiery presentation to the National Assembly, APNU Member of Parliament, Vinceroy Jordan, said the national budget may be big in size but is small in containing measures to lift Guyanese out of poverty. He said the budget fails to address the cost of living complaint. According to MP Jordan, the Budget exposes a […]
Opening the 2026 Budget Debates this afternoon, Member of Parliament for the We Invest In Nationhood party, (WIN), Dr. Andre Lewis, questioned the Government’s 2025 gold declarations, saying that his party suspects that the numbers were inflated to show that the sector is doing well. Last Monday, Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh in his Budget […]
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