Govt. should buy out shares in Berbice Bridge or subsidise operations to keep tolls...
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo, says that Berbicians cannot afford to pay – in some cases – the more than 150 percent proposed increase in...
Gov’t, Indian company ink three-quarter billion-dollar pump contract
The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has signed a US$3,602,014 (Approx. GYD$752M) contract to have 12 new pumps supplied within the next 12...
Debt increase nothing to worry about, will decline this year-Finance Minister
The Government’s End of Year Outcome Statement for last year indicates that the nation’s stock of public debt amounted to US$1.7B. While this may...
Gov’t allocates $3B to prepare land for new housing schemes
The Government has set aside over $3B in the National 2020 Budget to help the ailing housing sector.
“This allocation will be utilised for various...
You can’t expect the best when my funding is only 0.2 % of national...
“The Audit Office of Guyana is not where it needs to be. But you can’t expect the best from my office when my funding...
TT’s closure of heavily indebted National Oil Company should not scare us- Ram
Four hundred and thirty miles away from these shores, Trinidad and Tobago’s authorities are preparing to close its National Oil Company (NOC) called Petrotrin....
Parliament too weak to hold Govt. accountable for mismanagement of oil wealth -Ramson
A country’s Parliament holds the power to prevent the mismanagement of State revenue and even institute punitive measures against leaders found to have mismanaged...
Govt. tables orders to raise domestic, external borrowing ceilings to $500B, $650B respectively
In a bid to regularize several issues unearthed after assuming office in 2020, as well as to facilitate new financing for a transformative development...
Proposed Toll increases for Berbice Bridge “unconscionable”-Opposition Leader
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is adamant that the proposed increases for the Berbice River Bridge is “unconscionable” and is not supported by the Concession...
World Bank urges Govt. to improve weak financial management systems for the fifth time
Without active management, the inflow of oil revenues can harm rather than help a country. As such, the World Bank is urging the Government...