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The Government of Guyana says it welcomes any meeting or discussion with the Opposition, People’s Progressive Party on the problems facing the Guyana Sugar Corporation and the local sugar industry. At his post-cabinet press briefing on Friday, State Minister, Joe Harmon, told reporters that the government has always been open to meet the opposition on […]
While agreeing that the problems facing the Guyana sugar industry did not start under the current government, Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo believes that it is still “unconscionable” for Guysuco to announce that it cannot offer its workers any salary increases for a second consecutive year. One day after Guysuco informed the Guyana Agricultural and General […]
The Guyana Sugar Corporation has indicated that it will be unable to pay any salary increases for this year, as the sugar industry continues to face tough times. In a statement, Guysuco explained that it is already facing losses of $16 Billion for this year and faced with losses of over $30 Billion over the […]
Auditor General, Deodat Sharma came in for harsh criticism from Finance Minister Winston Jordan following the release of his 2015 report on how the government spent taxpayers’ dollars for the year 2015. The Finance Minister reminded that the APNU+AFC government was not responsible for all government spending for the 2015 fiscal year, pointing out that […]
Guyana and the United States have formally signed a governmental agreement to combat offshore tax evasion and ensure the implementation of the Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA is a 2010 United States federal law that requires all non-US or foreign financial institutions to report on a US person assets abroad. Guyana’s Finance Minister […]
Public Servants will receive the government announced salary increase at the end of October, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has advised. The increases will be retroactive to January. The Minister made the disclosure on Monday during a press conference at his office. In August the Government announced its offer of a 10% salary increase for public […]
The National Assembly yesterday, adopted the National Youth Policy. The Motion to have the Policy adopted was brought to the House by Minister within the Ministry of Education, Nicolette Henry. According to Henry, the Policy is a comprehensive roadmap that lays out the Government’s plans for youth across Guyana. Henry said it is in keeping […]
(GINA) The Ministry of Public Telecommunications will be collaborating with the Ministry of Citizenship to make a more effective Passport application system. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Catherine Hughes, told the Government Information Agency (GINA) that Information and Communication Technology (ICT) would be used to make the process easier and faster. Hughes said that the ministries […]
-by Gordon Moseley- The U.S State Department’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Amos Hochstein says the US Government is excited about Guyana’s oil producing prospects, but he encourages Guyana to focus on ensuring the proper frameworks are in place that would see the country reaping the real benefits from the sector. The […]
Early Budget estimates for several Constitutional Agencies for the 2017 fiscal year have already been prepared and were presented to the National Assembly on Thursday. The presentation of the estimates for the financially autonomous agencies came ahead of the official presentation of the 2017 National Budget, which is slated for December. The National Assembly is […]
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