All regions get 16 percent increase to support Health, Education, Agri. projects-Minister Bulkan

The nation’s 10 administrative regions will benefit from the sum of $39.3B for capital expenditure next year. This was revealed by Communities Minister, Ronald Bulkan...

Critical perspectives on Guyana’s oil industry were not captured in Financial Times article

Dear Editor, Last Friday, October 27, 2023, I was privileged to have had a 40 minutes long interview with the Financial Times (FT) on Guyana’s...

Extra-budgetary $2.6B COVID-19 relief sustainable-Dr. Singh 

While President Irfaan Ali’s recent announcement of $2.6B in COVID-19 relief is not catered for in the 2021 budget or previous supplementaries, Senior Finance...

In wake of rising cases, Caribbean economies urged to invest in infrastructure to secure...

In the face of rising COVID-19 cases, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is cautioning that Caribbean economies will need more aggressive fiscal actions to...

MoU signed between Bank of Guyana, Central Bank for prudent management of Natural Resource...

Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan and Central Bank Governor, Dr. Gobind Ganga, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today at the Ministry’s Boardroom on...

Mahipaul, Minister Parag clash over increases for security services

Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag butted heads with her opposition counterpart, Ganesh Mahipaul, during the consideration of 2024 allocations for...

Finance Minister bashes APNU+AFC for abuse of Contingency Fund, says party left $4.2B uncleared 

Even though the coalition administration was in caretaker mode, that status certainly did not inhibit it from expending billions of dollars from the Comtingency...

Govt. cannot sacrifice macroeconomic stability to pander to a few businesses – Jagdeo

Recent calls by the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) for Bank of Guyana to address the apparent shortage of foreign currency in...

After years of waiting… La Parfaite Harmonie to get $53M Police Station

Residents of La Parfaite Harmonie, on the West Bank of Demerara, will soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief as government moves...

Oil and gas sector generated $86.2B in 2022-AG Report

In 2022, Guyana’s oil and gas sector played a pivotal role in revenue generation, contributing a substantial $86.207 billion. This is according to the...

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