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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 […]
As the year comes to an end, workers in the public service may have to hold on a little longer to know whether they will be getting any year-end bonus on their salaries. Speaking to reporters today, President David Granger today the Finance Minister will make a statement on the issue after the next cabinet […]
The Guyana Elections Commission is going ahead with the publishing of the names of over 25,000 persons who have not collected their national ID Cards since 2008. The names will be published in local newspapers this weekend and those persons will have 21 days to show up and collect their ID cards or run the […]
The Guyana Pegasus Hotel made several requests for concessions from the government for its new investment in the hotel industry but was only granted 50% of what it requested. The revelation was made today by owner of the Pegasus Hotel, Robert Badal in response to questions raised by News Source. “Yes, we got some concessions […]
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