Only 40% of trillion-dollar budget will be backed by loans – VP Jagdeo
About 40 percent of Guyana’s $1.146 trillion budget, unveiled on Monday, will be financed by external loans. The remainder will...
Guyana to bag US$6B annually when Whiptail Project comes on stream-VP Jagdeo
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo disclosed today that Guyana could get as much as US$6B in revenues annually from the...
Tobacco use declines despite tobacco industry efforts to jeopardize progress – PAHO
Globally there are 1.25 billion adult tobacco users, according to the latest estimates in the World Health Organization (WHO) tobacco trends...
GGMC faces scrutiny over expired mining permits and reclamation funds handling
In a critical review of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC)’s data submitted to the Guyana Extractives Industries Transparency...
Ramjattan’s opposition to NRF account holding taxes for oil companies hypocritical-AG Nandlall
Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Tuesday lambasted Alliance for Change (AFC) Leader, Kemraj Ramjattan’s...
Ramjattan blasts govt. for producing a budget that lacks infrastructural and socio-economic balance
Leader of the Alliance for Change (AFC), Kemraj Ramjattan recently delivered a scathing critique of the 2024 National Budget, expressing...
149 guns seized last year; Police, CANU to go after smugglers – Home Affairs...
The Guyana Police Force (GPF) in collaboration with the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) will be intensifying their pursuit of gun...
Govt. building several industrial sites to support small businesses
Guyanese authorities are working to ensure small businesses thrive in the nation’s oil-driven economy. Towards this end, Senior Finance Minister...
Gold, diamond bauxite saw reduced output for 2023 – Minister Singh
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh revealed on Monday that the gold mining industry is estimated to have contracted by...
Fastest growing population of foreigners in prison system are Venezuelan men – Minister Benn
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn revealed on Wednesday morning that the fastest-growing population of foreigners within Guyana’s prison system...
