PSC consults with MOF on duty rates among other issues
The Private Sector Commission says it was pleased that a number of issues and recommendations were raised with the Ministry of Finance ahead of...
Govt. asks House to approve $47B in Supplementary funding
Senior Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh presented a Supplementary Bill to the National Assembly yesterday which seeks approval for $47B to address a...
HOUSING BOOM: Over 20,500 lots allocated since 2020; six squatter settlements regularised
The Guyana Government disbursed more than 20,500 house lots between August 2020 and December 2022, marking a significant increase in the number of allocations...
$561M budgeted for Amerindian Land Titling; 20 villages to benefit in 2022
In National Budget 2022, the Guyana government proposes to massively increase the subvention for the Amerindian Land Titling programme, to allow 20 communities to...
Abolishment of Preliminary Inquiries from the criminal justice system on the cards – Nandlall
The Guyana Government has plans to abolish the process of Preliminary Inquiry (PI) from the Criminal Justice System, says Attorney General (AG) and Minister...
Govt boasts of accountable management of NRF as balance reaches US$1.46B
The Government of Guyana is boasting of its management of the nation’s oil- wealth as the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) has reached an impressive...
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...
Ramjattan raps gov’t for continuing to promote “cutlass and punt mentality”, plugging $billions into...
Alliance For Change (AFC) Leader, Khemraj Ramjattan has called out the government for plugging billions of dollars into a “failing” sugar industry.
During his presentation...
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...
World Bank Group, MF pledge to help countries scale up response to climate change
The World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have announced an enhanced framework to intensify their joint efforts in helping countries...
