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Opposition Member of Parliament Roysdale Forde today broadsided the Government’s $1.146 trillion budget as “lopsided” and “uninspiring”. In Opening the 2024 Budget Debates, MP Forde said this year’s Budget has fallen short in many areas, and it lacks an inclusive approach on conceptualization, and the equal and equitable allocation of resources. “More of the same […]
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Mahdia School Dorm fire, which claimed the lives of 20 children in May 2023, has roasted Fire Chief Gregory Wickham for “dereliction of duty” in responding to the fire prevention needs of both the Mahdia School Dorms and the Mahdia Fire Station. In its report, which was released […]
Opposition Leader and Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, believes it is time that actions be taken against the Guyana Government for the current cost of living problem that continues to plague the country, and those Government policies that are failing the wider population while enriching a few. At an APNU+AFC Cost […]
By Svetana Marshall The Commission of Inquiry (CoI), which spent more than two months investigating the circumstances surrounding the Mahdia School Dormitory Fire, handed over its report to President Irfaan Ali this afternoon. The COI’s Chairman, Major General (Ret’d) Joe Singh said the devastating fire which claimed the lives of 20 children last May, was […]
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 […]
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