Ministerial outreaches were catered for in 2019 budget – Harmon
Government officials have been visiting several communities in Guyana via an initiative dubbed by its media machinery as “Bringing Government to the people”, which...
Multimillion-dollar contracts awarded for road works in Regions 4, 6 and 10
"Cabinet" has noted the award of several multimillion-dollar contracts for the rehabilitation, construction and upgrading of several roads in Regions Four, Six and 10....
Gold, fish are highest export earners by mid-2019
The gold and fisheries industries are holding the leading spots for strongest export earners at the end of the 2019 half-year, says...
Budget 2020 to accelerate institutional strengthening for first oil
According to the Ministry of Finance, the government recognises that billions of dollars in oil revenue are on the horizon but the...
Harmon justifies transfer of US$18M signing bonus to Consolidated Fund over two years later
After keeping the controversial US$18M signing bonus at a special account in Central Bank for over two years, the Guyana Standard understands that the...
Questions still remain over transfer of US$9,000 to Patterson’s bank account — Jagdeo
Even though Public Infrastructure Minister David Patterson recently explained that the transfer of US$9,000 to his bank account was reimbursement for an event he...
CDB to assess impact of loans granted to Guyana, other countries
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is expected to make a thorough assessment of the investments it has been making in Guyana and 18 other...
US invests US$850,000 more into Guyana’s criminal justice system
The U.S. Embassy, through its Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL), recently agreed to extend its financial support for...
Bristow close to declaring bankruptcy, under investigation
The impending declaration of bankruptcy from the Bristow Group – Exxon's helicopter service provider – is already drawing attention on the international aviation stage...
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...
