VP Jagdeo shreds opposition’s preliminary criticisms of 2024 budget
While government and opposition parliamentarians are expected to make their contributions to the 2024 budget debate next week, Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has...
Only 40% of trillion-dollar budget will be backed by loans – VP Jagdeo
About 40 percent of Guyana’s $1.146 trillion budget, unveiled on Monday, will be financed by external loans. The remainder will come from the country’s...
Guyana to bag US$6B annually when Whiptail Project comes on stream-VP Jagdeo
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed today that Guyana could get as much as US$6B in revenues annually from the Whiptail Project, the sixth...
GGMC faces scrutiny over expired mining permits and reclamation funds handling
In a critical review of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)’s data submitted to the Guyana Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI), concerns have...
Ramjattan’s opposition to NRF account holding taxes for oil companies hypocritical-AG Nandlall
Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday lambasted Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader, Kemraj Ramjattan’s for his hypocritical opposition...
Ramjattan blasts govt. for producing a budget that lacks infrastructural and socio-economic balance
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Kemraj Ramjattan recently delivered a scathing critique of the 2024 National Budget, expressing profound disappointment with the...
Govt. building several industrial sites to support small businesses
Guyanese authorities are working to ensure small businesses thrive in the nation’s oil-driven economy. Towards this end, Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh, during...
Gold, diamond bauxite saw reduced output for 2023 – Minister Singh
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh revealed on Monday that the gold mining industry is estimated to have contracted by 11.2 percent in 2023....
Guyana’s 2023 export earnings increase by 16.9% to US$13.2 billion
Guyana’s export earnings grew by 16.9 percent to an estimated US$13.2B. According to the 2024 budget, this is on account of higher revenues from...
Investment in Guyana’s first refinery can exceed US$1B
Guyanese authorities have confirmed progress on the establishment of the nation's first oil refinery. Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh announced that out of...
