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Less than two weeks since the National Assembly approved $31B in supplementary funding for the Government, another request was made by the administration today for an additional $61 Billion in supplementary funds. Minister responsible for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh presented the Financial Paper, No. 3 of 2023, to the National Assembly as it met today […]
Two miners lost their lives late on Wednesday night when a mining pit collapsed, burying them deep underground. Police investigators have identified the two miners as Trayon Hastings and Rocky Norton The incident took place at Moonlight Backdam, Kamarang Landing in the Upper Mazaruni area. The two men were reportedly working in the mining pit […]
On the third anniversary of his his presidency, President Irfaan Ali, believes that his government should be proud of the work that it has done so far across the country, describing that work as impressive. In an interview that was released to the media, the President said the achievements of his three-year-old government range from […]
The Government has announced that it has taken a decision to stop all mining activities temporarily in the Chinese Landing area in response to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights’ precautionary measures that were issued to Guyana on the 21st July. The Ministry of Governance said the decision will allow for a more conducive environment […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has processed $2.1 Billion in VAT refunds that were claimed by Oil and Gas Companies at the end of 2019, GRA’s Commissioner General, Godfrey Statia said while noting that refunds are now being paid in a timely manner. At the time, Mr Statia was appearing before the Public Accounts Committee […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, Roysdale Forde is of the view that the “simplistic” approach being taken by the Government to address the shortage of nurses in Guyana will only result in the further migration of nurses and other key medical personnel. Faced with an acute shortage of nurses in the public healthcare sector due to […]
Longtime executive member of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr. Roger Luncheon passed away this morning at the Georgetown Hospital, where he was recovering from an ailment. He was a patient of the hospital for several weeks. Dr. Luncheon served as Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Presidential Secretariat for more than 20 years under various […]
The largest party in the APNU coalition, the People’s National Congress, is calling on all Guyana to recommit to the fight to restore the ongoing loss of freedoms in our society —both politically and economically. In its emancipation day message, the Opposition party noted that at the political level, Guyanese must continue to resist “a […]
With the country’s oil and gas sector booming, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has admitted that it currently lacks the capacity to conduct full audits of the oil companies, even as the same oil companies and their sub-contractors continue to hire away staff from the GRA. On Monday, the Commissioner General of the GRA, Godfrey […]
In an Emancipation Day message to the nation, President Irfaan Ali stated that the government remains committed to the struggle for reparations for the crime of African enslavement. He said the Government demands that those who were complicit in and who profited from the trade in captive Africans and African enslavement “pay just reparations”. According […]
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