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PSC Lauds 2019 Budget but Pinpoints Some Shortcomings

While the Private Sector Commission (PSC) has lauded some elements of the 2019 National Budget, the body has expressed its...

18 years for child rapist

38-year-old caretaker Dhanraj Persaud will have to spend the next 18 years behind bars after being convicted for the rape of...

Education, infrastructure will benefit significantly from oil money- Jordan

Finance Minister, Winston Jordan recently revealed that the government intends to use a portion of the looming oil wealth to...

Agencies’ cost auditing roles for oil sector still confused-IMF

There are several agencies in Guyana which hold responsibility for auditing the oil and gas sector. These include The Guyana...

Soesdyke man stabs mistress, kills self

A Linden/Soesdyke man left his wife at home this afternoon and went to his lover’s property where he proceeded to...

No support of 2019 budget says Opposition

The Parliamentary Opposition has indicated its non-support of the 2019 National Budget, deeming it a disappointment and a show of...

Major Development ahead for Guyana Prison Service in 2019

Determined not to relive the 2016 catastrophe at the Camp Street prison—which saw the deaths of 17 inmates or the...

Contractors will soon be debarred for shoddy work- Finance Minister

The Government expends billions of dollars each year buying goods and services for public projects. From schools and hospitals to...

Republic Group to take over Scotiabank operations in Guyana, Caribbean territories

Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotiabank’s banking operations in...

Guyana, EU ink agreement to promote legal timber trade, improve forest governance

Guyana and the European Union (EU) have concluded a six-year process of negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which...

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