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The Ministry of Finance in a Saturday afternoon statement said it has noted with absolute disgust, a report in another section of the media indicating that the government has hiked taxes on steel imports. The article quoted Opposition Member of Parliament and the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee Irfaan Ali as saying that “Finance Minister […]
The Coalition Government’s management of Guyana’s economy has not impressed Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo, who on Friday ignored the positives of the Mid Year Report and criticized the administration over what he said was the lack of a plan and policy to address the challenges facing the economy and the private sector. Jagdeo said the […]
One day after the government announced the establishment of a Cabinet sub-committee to probe the medical supplies storage bond controversy, the head of that committee, Minister Raphael Trotman has completed his report and has recommended a review of the contract for the storage bond. During the post cabinet press briefing this morning, Trotman said that the […]
The People’s Progressive Party Parliamentary Opposition is threatening to take Health Minister Dr. George Norton before the Committee of Privileges for misleading the National Assembly on a multi-year agreement to store pharmaceutical drugs. Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo said on Wednesday that the PPP intends to take the Minister before the Committee “for lying to the […]
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo on Wednesday responded for the first time in person to the slew of criticism he attracted over comments he made recently while speaking to a crowd of mostly indo Guyanese immigrants in New York. Jagdeo repeated each of those very statements and said he intends to stand by them because they […]
The State Asset Recovery Unit (SARU) will not only investigate past government functionaries but will also carry out probes, where necessary, on serving state officials and Government Ministers. Attorney General Basil Williams volunteered the clarification on Wednesday while casting aside accusations that public officials who served within and under the previous administration were being targeted. […]
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has been granted $55.7M in supplementary provisions to further enhance its disaster response mechanism and operations. The approval of the funds came as the National Assembly discussed supplementary provisions for the CDC and other agencies that received funding from the Contingency Fund. Minister of State, Joseph Harmon faced a number […]
President David Granger wants all Guyanese, especially those of African decent to organize and mobilise to ensure that the country reaches the targets achievable during this International Decade for people of African Descent. While addressing an Emancipation symposium organized by the Cuffy 250 Organisation on Sunday, Mr. Granger said Guyanese must plan seriously and not […]
Ending the two decades monopoly that the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT) holds on landline and international calls in Guyana may not be automatic with a simple assent to the Telecommunications Bill which was passed by the National Assembly recently. Although the Bill paves the way for a liberalisation of the sector and an […]
Over 20 Billion dollars that could have been revenue earned through Value Added Tax has been lost during the first half of the year either through exemptions, VAT refunds or leakages at the local level, newly appointed Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Godfrey Statia has reported. Value Added Tax collection totalled $17.3 […]
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