Gov’t. promises emergency budget in three weeks; ministries, agencies given up to next week...
The Government of Guyana is moving to implement an emergency budget in three weeks, Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo said during a press conference this...
Budget 2025 rooted in addressing community issues, tax reform for hard workers – Jagdeo
The much-anticipated national fiscal plan for 2025 is deeply rooted in addressing community issues, that were raised by citizens during the government’s extensive engagements...
World Bank approves US$6M in financing for COVID-19 response, vaccines in Guyana
The World Bank today approved US$6 million in additional financing for the Guyana COVID-19 Emergency Response Project to support affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines...
AFC recommends establishment of nonpartisan budget office like US’ CBO to enhance accountability
The Alliance for Change (AFC) is recommending that a Budget Office, similar to the United States of America (USA)’s Congressional Budget Office (CBO), be...
Accreditation of creative arts institute, hosting of literary arts festival on the cards
The Culture, Youth and Sports Ministry’s budgetary allocation of some $4.3 billion was on Tuesday approved by the Parliamentary Committee of Supply and will...
Govt. makes third US$207M withdrawal from oil account
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh announced on Tuesday that the government made its third withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund totalling US$207.6M (G$43...
Committee of Supply approves $13.5 Billion for Constitutional Agencies
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved the 2024 budgets for all constitutional agencies, totalling $13.5 billion. This approval followed the review of the...
Phasing out future developments in the oil sector versus maintaining the momentum
Summary
Any attempt to gradually phase out new developments will cause the momentum in the industry to be disrupted at the expense of slowing down...
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...
Contrary to opposition’s claim, a dozen health centres were upgraded in Region Five –...
Government's Member of Parliament (MP), Sanjeev Datadin chided the main Parliamentary Opposition camp in the National Assembly on Thursday for what he categorised as...
