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Region #10, in which the mining town of Linden is situated, will receive its largest Budget allocation in 2018 totally $3.4 billion, which is $280 million more than 2017. This observation was made by government MP Audwin Rutherford during his contribution to the 2018 Budget Debates which got underway in the National Assembly on Monday. Rutherford […]
As the debates into the 2018 National Budget continued in the National Assembly on Monday, the opposition People’s Progressive Party had cause to ask the government whether the political divide meant that they were living in separate countries. The parliamentary opposition advanced arguments that were in stark contrast to the government’s project for the economy and […]
A new electronic single window system, geared towards ensuring a better flow of information between business and regulatory agencies, is expected to tackle corruption when it is operationalized in 2018. A budgetary allocation of $10 million has been included in the 2018 budget, that once approved during the considering of estimates, will help with preparatory […]
Opposition Parliamentarian Irfaan Ali, opened the debates into the 2018 National Budget and set the tone for the Opposition’s response to the government’s fiscal plan, which the People’s Progressive Party believe is a “slip and slide Budget.” Off to a heated start, while pouring cold water on the government’s promise of a good life for […]
There are new reports today that the Exxon Mobil Oil company intends to assist Guyana financially in its efforts to have a judicial settlement of the border controversy with Venezuela. Senior Government sources have reported that the exxon company has reportedly set aside just under US$20 million to assist Guyana with legal fees and other […]
Weeks after US oil giant – Exxon Mobil – went public and announced that it is prepared to make its contract with the Government of Guyana public, the administration has also announced that the contract will be released to the public. Despite calls from sections of society for greater transparency regarding the agreement, the Government […]
Guyana and the Twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago are moving to renew and enforce a dormant framework agreement which will allow for, among other things, bilateral cooperation in trade investment and petroleum extraction. The 1999 agreement which had been renewed over the years was never enacted. However, President David Granger and Trinidad’s Prime Minister […]
The Private Sector Commission in its official statement on the 2018 Budget has questioned government’s commitment to its vision of improving the quality of life of citizens. The PSC observed that while there are measures that will have a positive impact on local businesses, it is concerned that distinctly absent are measures necessary to sufficiently […]
President David Granger on Wednesday brushed aside concerns raised by the National Trust over his decision to begin repainting State House without first consulting with the National Trust. The National Trust of Guyana said last week that although there are no laws or regulations governing the repainting of the building, it had written the government […]
The Guyana Police Force has taken the driver of a motor lorry into custody following an early morning road accident along the East Coast of Demerara which resulted in the death of 73-year-old cattle farmer, Moodnie Persaud. The incident occurred around 06:30 this morning on the Le Ressouvenir Public Road, ECD, as the woman was […]
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