Govt. has not ceded legislative sovereignty to Exxon
Dear Editor,
In his usual unsurprisingly reckless and unsubstantiated “aspersions”, University of Guyana Lecturer, Lalbachan Chris Ram, equates the “stability clause”, as per Article 32...
Chris Ram fails to show how absence of ring-fencing equates to renegotiation of any...
Dear Editor,
Chartered Accountant, Chris Ram recently posited that the lack of ring fencing of oil projects in the ExxonMobil-operated Stabroek Block represents a renegotiation...
KN report that more citizens relying on remittances to survive despite oil-growth incorrect
Dear Editor,
Reference is made to a news article published in the December 19, 2023, edition of the Kaieteur
News, with the caption…” World Bank Report:...
House approves additional $25.9 billion for govt. to accelerate development in various sectors
The National Assembly during its 70th Sitting on Tuesday, approved a $25.9 Billion Supplementary Bill which was successfully piloted by Senior Finance Minister Dr....
Additional $13B in disposable income injected into economy before Christmas -Finance Ministry
The Ministry of Finance disclosed on Tuesday that more than 54,000 public servants, teachers, members of the disciplined services, and government pensioners have received...
Elson Low’s proposal for use of oil revenues a recipe for disaster
Dear Editor,
The Economic Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition (LO), Elson Low recently challenged my analysis in respect of the public sector’s employment...
AG flags Region 10 authorities’ poor procurement practices for pharmaceuticals
The latest report by the Auditor General of Guyana, Deodat Sharma has placed the spotlight on the Regional Administration of Region 10 for its...
Vice President justifies 6.5% salary increase, cites need for responsible spending & economic planning
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo defended the government's decision to implement a 6.5 percent salary increase for public servants today, noting that while Guyana...
Average annual salary increase for period 2021-2023 period is actually 15.4%
Dear Editor,
Further to my letter published in the Guyana Standard online news outlet on December 11, 2023, and in the print media on December...
Decline in global US dollar reserve a consequence of rising global debt not de-dollarization...
In a recent study scrutinizing role of the U.S. dollar in global trade, local financial analyst, Joel Bhagwandin acknowledged that there is a decline...
