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The Director-General in the Ministry of the Presidency Joe Harmon today announced that he is no longer the holder of U.S citizenship and like other Guyanese nationals, will have to apply for a visa the next time he wants to travel to the U.S. Mr. Harmon was among four Government Ministers who were forced to […]
In an address to the nation from the garden at State House, President David Granger this afternoon assured public servants that the government is in their corner as he announced increases in salary and allowances for public servants. “Public servants’ minimum wage will be increased to $70,000 from $64,220 per month. This represents a nine […]
The Government of Guyana is getting set to announce salary increases for public servants on Thursday. News Source understands that those public servants working for the minimum wage to $99,999 per month will enjoy a 9% salary increase. Public servants earning between $100,000 to $999,000 per month will enjoy an 8.5% increase and those making […]
The recently formed Change Guyana party wants to change the taxation system in Guyana and is promising that if it is elected to government, there will be a complete overhaul. At the party’s weekly press conference today, the focus was on fixing the tax system. Presidential Candidate for Change Guyana, Robert Badal, said when it […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission has indicated that while the Commission will go ahead with the publishing of the names of over 20,000 persons who have not collected their ID Cards in since 2008, those persons will still be allowed to vote if they show up on elections day with some other form […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo is threatening to call out his supporters to restart protests if the President does not dissolve the parliament soon as preparations for elections swing into high gear. At his weekly solo press conference today, the Opposition Leader said the dissolution of Parliament must take place soon. “He has to dissolve the […]
Finance Minister Winston Jordan has indicated that he will soon be announcing retroactive salary increases for 2019 for all public servants. The increases are expected to be retroactive to January of this year. In a brief statement today through his Public Relations Office, Jordan said “there’s no provision for a bonus this year or foreseeable […]
The Liberty and Justice Party (LJP) today made it clear that it will not join with A Partnership for National Unity, APNU to contest the March 2, 2020 elections unless it is in the national interest. Recently, it was revealed that the Leader of the LJP, Lennox Shuman held discussions with the Leader of APNU, […]
With an expectation of first oil by the end of this year, the Government of Guyana has stepped up its preparations for the sector. At a press conference this afternoon, the Head of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe announced that contracts have already been signed with marketing and commercial specialist for Guyana’s share […]
The Leaders of the APNU and the AFC, President David Granger and Minister Khemraj Ramjattan met today to deal with issues related to the renegotiation of the Cummingsburg Accord. Representatives for the two sides have been meeting and there are still a number of issues that are still to be addressed. While the AFC Executive […]
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