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Finance Minister, Winston Jordan, today announced that the minimum wage in the public sector will now be $64,000 per month, which represents a $4000 increase over the previous minimum wage. “Mr. Speaker, as was the case last year, these increases are effective from January 1, 2018. In effect, the retroactive increase means someone earning $60,000 […]
-by Ravin Singh- Despite lower-than-expected performance in the gold and sugar industries for 2018, Guyana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew by 3.4%, Minister of Finance Winston Jordan announced today during his 2019 Budget presentation in the National Assembly. Real GDP is an inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced […]
The Ministry of the Presidency has announced that President David Granger, continues to take precautionary measures in light of his recent diagnosis of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. He has been advised by his doctors to scale down on his public engagements during the remainder of his treatment cycle. The President’s office explained that due to his […]
APNU+AFC Member of Parliament for Region Ten, Jermaine Figueira has been elected as the new Chairman of the People’s National Congress Reform Region Ten Committee. Mr. Figueira beat out two other contenders for the post at the party’s internal regional elections on Saturday in his hometown of Linden. Figueira had put together an entire slate […]
The Opposition’s no confidence motion against the Government will not make it for debate in the National Assembly until after the reading, debate and passage of the National Budget. The Leader of Government’s business in the House, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, in a statement yesterday said the motion will be defeated. The Prime Minister went […]
The University of Guyana Senior Staff Association and the University of Guyana Workers Union have both rejected the salary increases being put forward by the University’s administration. At a press conference this morning, President of the UGSSA, Jewel Thomas, said there should be no imposition of increases where unions exist and where negotiations could take […]
The Guyana Public Service Union has rejected the Government’s announced salary increases for public servants and is not pleased that the APNU+AFC administration may be doing like its predecessor and imposing salary increases. GPSU First Vice President, Dawn Gardner, today told News Source that the announcement by the Government of salary increases between 0.5% and […]
The Clerk of the National Assembly has announced that the date for the hearing of the Opposition’s “No confidence motion” against the Government, will have to be determined by the Government itself and not the speaker of the National Assembly. The Clerk’s statement is in response to several questions by the media following a demand […]
Aviation officials from all across the world are in Guyana for the 2018 Conference of the International Civil Aviation Organisation. More than 190 delegates are attending the meeting, which opened at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre this morning. The meeting is being hosted by the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority with the support of the Guyana […]
President David Granger arrived back in Guyana just before 10pm last evening, after completing the first round of treatment in Cuba for his non-hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis. The top brass of the Joint Services was at the Cheddi Jagan Airport to welcome the President. The President, who arrived wearing a surgical face mask, walked confidently off […]
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