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The British High Commission has confirmed that Prince Harry will be in Guyana from the 2nd to 4th December on the final stop of a Caribbean tour. Prince Harry will be representing The Queen, in the year of her 90th birthday, particularly as Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados and Guyana mark independence anniversaries. “Prince Harry holds special […]
The opposition, People’s Progressive Party has snubbed the government’s push for early presentation of 2017 National Budget, calling the move inexplicable and unwarranted. Earlier this month, the government presented budget estimates for Constitutional Agencies ahead of the National Budget which is expected by December. The opposition has however found fault with the estimates for the […]
President David Granger and President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet held bilateral discussions on Monday as President Granger began a state visit to the South American country. The two Presidents have signed an agreement which has abolished the need for citizens of the two countries to acquire visas for travel to each other’s country. They also signed an […]
Several Guyanese living in Trinidad and Tobago are disappointed with the services being offered at Guyana’s Honorary Consulate in Port of Spain. The complaints come even as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is finalizing the accreditation of Cammie Ramsaroop who was appointed earlier this year as the High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago and the […]
Guyana and Chile will sign a Reciprocal Visa Abolition Agreement this week during President David Granger’s official state visit to the South American country. The state visit begins on Monday and will end on Wednesday. During the President’s visit to Chile, he will also sign the Open Skies Air Service Agreement with his Chilean counterpart […]
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 […]
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