CDB President says Bank needs to double financing to help Region achieve Sustainable Development...
Newly installed President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Dr Gene Leon, says the Bank’s current size may need to be revisited if it...
Human Services Ministry launches $15,000 Child Care Subsidy for essential workers
As a way of giving back to persons who are working above and beyond the call of duty, the Ministry of Human Services and...
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...
Finance Minister instructs NIS to clear backlog of contributions not credited to accounts
Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh has instructed management at the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to clear its backlog of contributions not credited to the...
GRA netted over $800B in taxes in 4 years due to closure of loopholes
In the last four years, the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has been able to rake in over $800B in taxes. In 2017, the tax...
Urgent action needed to address enormous education crisis in Latin America, Caribbean region –...
The unprecedented education crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic requires immediate action to mitigate and reverse learning losses, according to a new World...
Record number of wells to be drilled in Stabroek Block this year- Rystad Energy
Even though Guyana’s leading offshore explorer, ExxonMobil, was off to a disappointing start this year, as it misfired on the Canje block’s wildcat called...
Guyana uses a mere 2% of US$21M loan from IDB for renewable projects
Even as Guyana continues its regulatory and legislative preparation for the efficient management of the oil sector, policy leaders across the board have always...
Approval granted to NBS for increased mortgage ceiling
As part of the implementation process of some of the Budget 2021 measures, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for...
SOL imported fuel for ExxonMobil but never delivered it; GRA suffers $2.6B loss in...
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is currently investigating SOL Guyana Inc. which cleared millions of litres of fuel at duty-free rates for ExxonMobil but...
