Budget 2019 will not alleviate burdens facing working-people-FITUG
The Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Guyana (FITUG) is of the firm view that the 2019 budget does nothing to lessen the heavy...
Govt’s focus on “extravagant” spending for events and travel will negatively impact key sectors...
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has lambasted the Government for its obsession with extravagant overall spending while not giving enough priority to funding...
APNU’s Ubraj Narine appointed G/Town Mayor
Pandit Ubraj Narine and Alfred Mentore will now serve as Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Georgetown respectively. The two members of the A Partnership...
Jagdeo says he uses whatsapp to avoid govt.’s surveillance “so should you”
Following the early morning arrest and subsequent charging of PPP/C Member of Parliament (MP) and former Minister of Housing, Irfaan Ali, Opposition Leader, Bharrat...
Major infrastructure projects “all studies”, says Jagdeo
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo has slammed the infrastructural allocations in the 2019 National Budget saying that many major projects will have feasibility studies done...
NRF Bill silent on percentage of revenue to be allocated for budget stabilization, future...
More than 30 civil society actors are disappointed that the draft Natural Resource Fund (NRF) legislation does not clearly state what percentage of the...
Govt. Moving To Finalise Intellectual Property Rights Legislation
In an attempt to protect the work of artistes and others within the creative industry, government will be moving to finalise a draft intellectual...
Govt. lags one year behind its agenda for Constitutional Reform
In 2017, Finance Minister, Winston Jordan stood proudly in the National Assembly and revealed the Government’s agenda for Constitutional Reform.
During that year, the economist...
No support of 2019 budget says Opposition
The Parliamentary Opposition has indicated its non-support of the 2019 National Budget, deeming it a disappointment and a show of the Government’s “continued disregard”...
Guyana, EU ink agreement to promote legal timber trade, improve forest governance
Guyana and the European Union (EU) have concluded a six-year process of negotiations towards a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA), which aims to improve the...
