GPHC in-patient beds to increase from 483 to 1000 with 2019 budgetary provisions
The Public Health Ministry has been allocated $35.9B for 2019.
According to Public Health Minister, Volda Lawrence, a significant portion of this sum will go...
PPP has no right to criticize feasibility studies undertaken by Govt.
Public Affairs Minister, Dawn Hastings did not use her allotted 35 minutes during Budget debates today to detail how her government’s 2019 budget will...
Govt. has no care for sugar, rice workers – Mustapha
Deeming the 2019 National Budget a “display of deception” Opposition Member of Parliament, Zulfikar Mustapha said that little has been done by the Government...
Despite millions of dollars in assistance…Public financial management process still plagued by weaknesses-Economist
Despite the progress made with the help of continued significant technical assistance since the mid-1990s, worrying weaknesses remain in most phases of the public...
Govt. Pays $2.5M per page for feasiblity study it would not use, “this is...
The coalition administration constantly preaches “transparency and accountability,” however, Opposition Parliamentarian, Irfaan Ali recently said that the Government has proven to be “the nation’s...
APNU+AFC Govt. spent over a trillion in three years but gave citizens crumbs –Ali
Since assuming office in 2015, the coalition government has budgeted and expended more than a trillion dollars. Unfortunately, a large portion of the government’s...
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...
