$70M approved to rehab Amerindian Hostel
The Committee of Supply of the National Assembly on Tuesday evening approved two sums of monies for rehabilitative works on the Amerindian Hostel, located...
Committee of Supply approves $13.5 Billion for Constitutional Agencies
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved the 2024 budgets for all constitutional agencies, totalling $13.5 billion. This approval followed the review of the...
$16B approved for GDF to buy helicopters, drone systems, and vessel
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved the sum of $16.2 billion for the purchase of two new helicopters, drone systems and an offshore...
ERC staff rose from 14 to 31 persons since March 2023- Minister Teixeira
During the first day of the consideration of the 2024 estimates of capital and current expenditure, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira,...
GECOM looking for land to rebuild office after alleged arson in 2020- Teixeira
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is actively seeking the acquisition of a plot of land in Wismar, Linden to construct a new office. This...
No money for biometrics in Budget 2024; decision is up to GECOM – Teixeira
Budget 2024 does not cater for the implementation of biometrics to be used at places of poll, says Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance,...
Committee of Supply passes $2.156B for Parliament Office; Norton only gets $1.1M increase for...
Members of Parliament (MPs) kicked off the examination of current and capital estimates for Constitutional Agencies this morning in the Committee of Supply, starting...
Govt. proposing use of sliding scale rule for withdrawals from first US$5B deposited into...
Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh recently tabled the Fiscal Enactments (Amendment) Bill 2024 in the National Assembly which proposes amendments to the domestic...
Govt. tables bill to increase debt ceiling to $1.35 Trillion
The Government has moved to massively increase its spending capacity in 2024. This is being done through two financial maneuvers: revising the Natural Resource...
Finance Minister closes 2024 budget debate with razor-sharp rebuttal of opposition’s “weak”, “recycled” and...
By Kiana Wilburg
With great precision, Senior Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh closed the 2024 budget debates with bone-deep lacerations to the arguments of most...