Increase of Old Age Pension from $25,000 to $28,000 among other Budget 2022 measures
In addition to the wide range of public investment projects and initiatives outlined in the PPP/C Government’s 2022 budget which totals $552.9M, several measures...
High demand in oil, mining sectors kept livestock subsector afloat last year
Though the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors bore the brunt of the impact of the unprecedented floods last year, some subsectors still managed to...
$863M earmarked to help Guyanese who require specific local, foreign medical intervention
The Government of Guyana has set aside $863M in Budget 2022 to ensure Guyanese who require specific health interventions, locally or abroad, receive assistance.
Minister...
Almost 70% of 2021 GOAL Scholarship awardees are women – Minister
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government is well on its way to fulfil its promise to make 20,000 online scholarships accessible to citizens within...
Govt. resists wild borrowings against oil; secures lowest gross debt-to-GDP ratio in the region
Despite having two more sanctioned oil projects—Liza Phase One and Payara—coming into operation in 2022 and 2023 respectively, thereby taking production volumes to 560,000...
Budget 2022: $20.8B allocated for Gas-to-Energy Project, solar farms
With the aim of advancing the transition to cleaner sources of energy, the PPP/C Government has set aside $29.4B in the 2022 budget for...
Over $380M more to be spent on Bartica, Leguan Stellings; Edghill flays Coalition for...
The Government of Guyana will be doling out more than $380M for the continuance of works to the Leguan and Bartica Stellings this year....
M&CC does no road maintenance despite collecting “billions” of dollars – Minister
Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill has cast the blame squarely at the feet of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) for the state...
Taxes accounts for 96 percent of govt. revenues last year
Over the years, tax collections have accounted for a large part government’s revenue collection and 2021 was no different. According to Finance Minister, Dr....
Oil revenues funds National Budget of $552.9B with no new taxes
Backed by oil proceeds, Budget 2022 totaled $552.9B. This was announced today by Senior Minister with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Kumar Singh. The...
