House greenlights $2B for works at sugar factories, including reopening of Rose Hall Estate
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved the sum of $2B of for works at sugar estates across the country. The sum was allocated...
Opposition Chief Whip slams finance minister for statements about neglect of sports facilities
During his presentation in the ongoing 2023 budget debates, Opposition Chief Whip Christopher Jones thought it prudent to respond to statements made by Senior...
Guatemalan and Columbian embassies to be established soon – Minister Todd
The Government of Guyana continues to establish its footprint on the international scene as it rebuilds its image as a responsible and trusted democratic,...
Too much garbage: Six more solid waste sites to be opened this year
Six additional solid waste sites will be established in strategic locations across Guyana this year, with existing systems slated for upgrade. Making the disclosure...
“Ruthless, radical” Local Govt. Ministers spent over $11.5B in 2022 but failed to deliver...
APNU+AFC’s Ganesh Mahipaul yesterday told the National Assembly that Ministers of Local Government, Nigel Dharamlall and Anand Persaud, whom he described as, ruthless, political...
Budget 2023 lacks balance between infrastructural and human development – MP Sarabo-Halley
Opposition Member of Parliament (MP), Tabitha Sarabo-Halley has posited that the delicate balance between human and infrastructural development must be maintained if Guyana is...
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...
Constitutional Agencies’ Budgets passed
The 2023 budgets for all constitutional agencies totalling close to $14B, were on Monday approved in the National Assembly after examination of the estimates...
BIT trains 7,500 in three years – Minister Hamilton
A total of 7,500 persons were trained by the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) within the last two years. This is according to Labour...
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...
