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Despite a commitment by the Government a year ago to appoint the Board of Directors at the Linden Enterprise Network, the financial institution is still without a Board. And according to the Budget Estimates, LEN will again receive just $50M to cover operational expenses. Today, Region 10 Regional Officials, including its Regional Members of Parliament […]
Having overcome many of its challenges, the Tourism Industry in Guyana is poised for a dramatic takeoff in 2024, Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh has indicated. In his budget presentation earlier this week, the Finance Minister said the introduction of new services by United Airlines and American Airlines augur well for the […]
Region 10 is in line to receive a budgetary allocation of $7.163B, approximately $1B more than it received in 2023, but according to Regional officials, when the sum is disaggregated, the region will receive less than a billion dollars for the execution of capital projects with many critical projects being excluded from the Budget. According […]
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo today said he believes the country’s premier tertiary learning institution, the University of Guyana, must improve its operation and output, noting that the experiences that are being relayed about the University, do not reflect what the government wants from an institution that it is preparing to fully support. Responding to questions […]
The move by the Government to appeal the High Court ruling that found the deduction of payments for striking Linden nurses to be unlawful, is being defended by Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo. The High Court ordered that all of the money deducted from the salaries of the nurses during their strike, be repaid to them. […]
Almost three years since he went on the run after his murdered girlfriend’s body was found buried in his backyard, Lindener, Shaquan Allen aka “IsWe”, has been arrested in neighbouring Suriname. Police Commissioner (ag) Clifton Hicken confirmed the arrest to News Source and indicated that systems are being put in place to have the wanted […]
Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC), Khemraj Ramjattan believes the Government through its National Budget has failed to strike a balance between investments in infrastructural development and socio-economic development of the working poor. The budget, the Opposition Member of Parliament said, is heavy on infrastructural development, and would largely benefit what he described as […]
The Customs Anti-Narcotic Agency (CANU) destroyed nearly 4,000 lbs of marijuana and cocaine during 2023, according to the Agency’s Head, James Singh. In a statistical bulletin for the 2023, Singh explained that the agency conducted two separate eradication exercises, where they destroyed approximately 1686.58 kg (almost 3,719 lbs.) of narcotics, consisting of 1550.36 kg cannabis […]
With road fatalities increasing by more than 50% in 2023, the Government is looking to further increase the penalties for road traffic violations, as vehicular accidents continue to spiral out of control. A total of 217 persons lost their lives in motor vehicular accidents and incidents on the country’s roadways last year. At a press […]
Opposition Member of Parliament Amanza Walton-Desir has stated that while the 2024 budget is big on spending on public infrastructure, it is offering very little for human development. Offering her reaction to the 2024 budget ahead of next week’s budget debates, the Opposition MP said the budget was not surprising, but citizens need to look […]
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