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Explaining that the country’s booming Oil and Gas sector remains a catalyst for growth and development, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat told the National Budget Debates that the industry is being prudently managed, with a high level of transparency and accountability. But APNU Member of Parliament, Sharma Solomon lambasted the Natural Resources Ministry over […]
Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith has described Budget 2026 as a roadmap to development, even as he boasted of progress being made in his Ministry as it relates to training, skills development and job creation. Speaking during the 2026 budget debates today in his maiden presentation to the National Assembly, Mr. Griffith […]
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Sarah Browne has hailed the 2026 budget as one which will see growth and development in many Indigenous communities. She said many of the measures announced will be a continuation of Government policies in Hinterland communities and new measures to address decades-old challenges. Minister Browne told the National Assembly that indigenous […]
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Susan Rodrigues, began her Budget Debate contribution on Tuesday evening by addressing the corruption claims that have been leveled against her. Stating that she can withstand scrutiny, Rodrigues denied the accusations of corruption that have been made against her related to her purchase of properties in the US and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The three opposition-nominated Elections Commissioners have agreed to meet the Leader of the Opposition under the condition that their removal will not be up for discussion. The Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed had hoped to meet with the three opposition-nominated Elections Commissioners – Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman – on Sunday. However, the Commissioners […]
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