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The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has welcomed what it described as “the tangible results” of its meaningful consultation with the Government of Guyana on Budget 2018. It said the budget contained measures that will have tremendous positive impacts in expanding and sustaining the local mining industry, but also the economic well-being of […]
President David Granger this morning said his government intends to respect the High Court’s ruling which has rendered the directive to the Police Service Commission to put a hold on the planned promotions of Senior Police Officers, as unlawful and unconstitutional. But while the Head of State has noted admiration for the ruling handed down […]
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 […]
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 […]
After failing to meet a revised growth rate in 2017 and only achieving a minimal growth of 2.9%, Guyana’s economy is targeted to grow by 3.8%, exactly the same as the initially projected 3.8% in 2017 which was not achieved. With the non-sugar growth rate anticipated to be 4.6 percent, Finance Minister Winston Jordan told […]
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 […]
-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 […]
The major sectors that have supported Guyana’s economy over the years have recorded both positive and negative growth during 2016 with rice production up and sugar production on a declining slope. There is expected to be an increase in rice production but a decline in sugar production as Guyana is yet again to revise its […]
An 87-year-old Canadian national died in an early morning vehicle accident at Manari trial, Lethem. The Canadian man, Brandis Kennedy, was the passenger in the 4×4 vehicle being driven by Anthony Pillew when the driver lost control as he crossed the Manari Bridge. The vehicle plunged more than 30 feet into the creek below. The […]
Two forty-year-old men, a Guyanese and a Venezuelan national are in Police custody after they were nabbed in a creek in the Port Kaituma area with a submersible vessel. According to the Police, the vessel is about 25 meters in length, 2.7 meters in width and 2.8 meters in depth. When investigators found the vessel, […]
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