Infrastructure receives $38.5B in 2019 Budget

The Ministry of Infrastructure continues to be a major recipient of government funds, this time, receiving an allocation of $38.5B as part of the...

$480M set aside in 2019 Budget for Social Cohesion Dept.

Social Cohesion initiatives will benefit from an injection of $480M that has been set aside in the 2019 National Budget. This is what Minister...

Forestry growth constrained by poor transport networks, delayed maintenance – Finance Minister

Despite recorded growth until September 2018 of the forestry sector, continued growth has been constrained by poor transport networks and delayed road maintenance. As...

Opposition objects to limited time given for Budget 2019 deliberations

The People's Progressive Party/ Civic’s (PPP/C) Parliamentary opposition has objected to the limited days forced upon the Committee of Supply by the Coalition Government...

Nandlall to lead defence for accused theft of law reports


Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall will have to lead a defence in the charge against him of converting $2.3M in law reports that were the...

Upbeat President Granger Returns Home

After spending three weeks in Cuba to undergo medical treatment for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, President David Granger returned to Guyana last night. The President, in...

No-Confidence supporters “true patriots” – Jagdeo

Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo, is calling on the Speaker of the House, Dr. Barton Scotland, to “stand up” to the Government by...

Guyana hopeful Venezuela will embrace judicial process to resolve border controversy

Multiple attempts over a period of years have all failed to resolve the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela. These have included efforts for...

Jagdeo calls out Harmon for “threats” against PPP supporters

The PPP/C has declared its intention to file a complaint with the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) for perceived threats against its supporters by Minister...

Govt. cancels House sitting without informing Opposition

The 99th Sitting of the National Assembly of the Eleventh Parliament has been postponed mere minutes before the sitting was scheduled to get underway today,...

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