By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2016
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Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced that the government has allocated $300 Million to cover all costs associated with the hosting of the various celebrations for Guyana’s 50th Independence anniversary. Minister Jordan said that the government has been paying close attention to national cohesion and will be pushing that message throughout this 50th year of […]
By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2016
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In his second National Budget in less than six months, Guyana’s Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, told the National Assembly that Guyana’s economy has started to see a turn around. Mr. Jordan in his budget presentation reflected on the economy over the past year, pointing out that the last budget was presented just after the […]
By News Source Guyana on January 29, 2016
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Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, and a team on Thursday toured oil giant ExxonMobil’s storage yard at the Wieting and Richter Wharf to get a closer look at the company’s drilling pipes and other equipment, as it prepares to start drilling its second well here. Minister Trotman was accompanied by Minister of Business, […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2016
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Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo wants the government or the Board of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to respond to the allegations of sacked Commissioner General Khurshid Sattaur. Weighing in on the matter on Wednesday, Jagdeo said the revelations by Sattaur, though vague, were damning and believed the government’s silence on the matter was […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2016
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The man accused of gunning down political activist Courtney Crum-Ewing appeared calm on Wednesday as the Preliminary Inquiry into Crum-Ewing’s murder got started. The accused, Regan Rodrigues aka “Grey Boy”, sat quietly throughout the day’s proceedings as the parents of Crum-Ewing took the stand in the murder case. Rodrigues was arrested and charged in August […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2016
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After declaring that he could defend any of the dealings of the government holding company, NICIL, under his watch, Chief Executive Office, Winston Brassington has decided to call it a day. The Ministry of Finance has confirmed that Brassington has opted not to renew his contract with the government. His decision comes in the middle […]
By News Source Guyana on January 28, 2016
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Guyana is still considered a country where there is a high level of corruption. That’s according to the 2015 report coming out of Transparency International. The group ranks various countries on its corruption index. Guyana is ranked at 119 out of 168 on the corruption perception index. In the 2014 report, Guyana was ranked #124. Guyana […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2016
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Ahead of the presentation of the National Budget, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday laid out his expectations even as Finance Minister Winston Jordan has refused to give any insights into his annual fiscal plan. Jordan told reporters earlier on Wednesday that Guyanese should wait for the unveiling of the budget, especially since they have […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2016
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President David Granger is attending the Fourth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Ecuador, with a focus of ensuring that Guyana’s position on the security of small states is placed on the agenda of the bloc of nations. Just before his departure, the President […]
By News Source Guyana on January 27, 2016
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by Kurt Campbell Most sweet 16 birthdays would see the handing over of flashy gifts especially jewelry. But when it comes to the Guyana Revenue Authority, the gifts of pieces for the hands and head are not from the local jeweler. On the same day that the Guyana Revenue Authority is celebrating its 16th Anniversary, […]