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Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh has proposed the hiring of a technical consultant to advise the Elections Commission on the introduction of digital fingerprint capture during voter registration, but said not before the General and Regional Elections are held. Those elections are constitutionally due this year. In articulating her […]
With the intention of improving Solid Waste Management in the country, $1.6B has been approved in this year’s budget for the maintenance of several landfill sites across the country. As the Committee of Supply considered the $41.8B budgeted for the Ministry of Local Government, Minister of Local Government, Sonia Parag explained that $1.6B will be […]
The National Assembly Committee of Supply has approved $2.7 Billion for the upgrade of the Bourda Market, Bourda Green, East La Penitence, Stabroek, and East Ruimveldt markets, as well as supporting the drainage network in the areas. During the consideration of the Budget estimates, Local Government Minister, Sonia Parag said the works will be implemented […]
Hours before it became public that the CEO of the Central Housing and Planning Authority had resigned amid concerns over commercial land deals, President Irfaan Ali was on his social media pages in a broadcast defending the Government’s allocation process to private developers. According to the President, private developers have to go through a rigorous […]
By Rennie Parris Welcome back to Talking Dollars & Making Sense. As Guyana prepares for the 2025 general and regional elections, the People’s National Congress Reform (PNCR) has unveiled a series of ambitious policy proposals aimed at transforming the country’s economic landscape. While these proposals are undoubtedly eye-catching, their feasibility and sustainability warrant closer examination. […]
With several countries in the region affected by the US President’s Executive Order, which has frozen financial aid to other countries, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo has indicated that he has not received any reports as yet about Guyana being affected. News Source understands that a number of programmes that fall under USAID are likely to […]
Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, has stated that this year’s national budget is packed with initiatives and measures that will be of benefit to all citizens, especially the poor. He said many of the initiatives will see the infrastructural transformation of a number of communities, villages and towns. During his budget debate contribution, the […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony and Opposition Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings, went head-to-head in the National Assembly on Wednesday evening over the shortage of nurses in the country. The Georgetown Public Hospital alone is in need of more than 700 nurses. With six new hospitals under construction, the Opposition Member of Parliament […]
A 70-year-old gold miner lost his life tragically on Tuesday when the walls of a mining pit collapsed and buried him. A statement from the Guyana Police Force explained that the incident took place at around 2pm on Tuesday at Thomas Island, Puruni River in Region Seven. The dead miner has been identified as Emmanuel […]
Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson, has accused the Government of manufacturing crisis at the Guyana Power and Light Company, rather than working to fix the service being provided to citizens. During the ongoing Budget debates, Mr. Patterson said when the coalition took office in 2015, it met an ailing GPL, but immediately took steps […]
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