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President David Granger, this morning, announced a contribution of $1 million dollars to the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Fallen Heroes Foundation and another $1 million the Force’s Scholarship Fund. The President, who himself benefited from a GPF scholarship to attend Queen’s College, made these announcements at the GPF’s Traditional Christmas Breakfast at the Headquarters in […]
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has welcomed the announcement of the $50,000 one-off tax-free bonus for public servants earning less than $500,000 per month, but he believes that with public servants not given the 5% salary increase retroactive to January, they might be worst off. During the PPP’s time in office, it would impose […]
The Ministry of Finance has announced that all public servants earning less than $500,000 per month will receive a one off tax free payment of fifty thousand ($50,000.) as a Christmas bonus. The payment will be effected in during this month and according to the Ministry, some 30,700 public sector workers including nurses, teachers, members […]
(Ministry of the Presidency) The Government of Guyana will be paying out a year-end bonus to public service employees, who earn less than $500,000 per month. This announcement was first mentioned by President David Granger, late last week, during a recording of the television show, The Public Interest. In the seven months since the new […]
(GINA) The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has exceeded its production target for 2015 by over 300 tonnes as of this morning. With three estates still grinding, the corporation is likely to add a few more thousand tonnes to its total. The second crop target was set at 146,300 tonnes and this morning the production figure […]
The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Clement Rohee, is not impressed with the governing of the country by the David Granger led administration and would offer a Grade F’ for the coalition’s governing of the country so far. Speaking at his Monday morning press conference at Freedom House, Mr. Rohee said the seven-month-old […]
President David Granger delighted children enrolled in the Sophia Literacy Programme when he turned up at their annual Christmas party, hosted at Congress Place, earlier on Saturday , and distributed 21 bicycles donated to his ‘three Bs’ programme. The President handed over the bicycles, donated by Mr. Komal Singh, Managing Director of GAICO Construction Incorporated […]
The private criminal charge against former President Bharrat Jagdeo for allegedly making racially divisive remarks during the 2015 elections campaign, has been thrown out by Justice Navendra Singh. Jagdeo had moved to the High Court for the charge to be thrown out after he was dragged before the Whim Magistrates’ Court and charged for the […]
(MOTP)- President David Granger announced, what he called the Linden Action Plan, as he urged residents of Linden, Region Ten, to rebuild their economy on the four pillars of investment, information, infrastructure and innovation. The President made this announcement as 40 entrepreneurs received their loan approval letters from the Linden Enterprise Network (LEN), during the […]
The coalition government has recommitted itself to honouring the human rights of all citizens, regardless of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion, educational achievement, political connection, economic power or social influence. A statement from the Minister of Social Protection, Volda Lawrence said Human Rights should never be confined to the wealthy and famous but must […]
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