Budget 2022 will be remembered as the budget that laid the foundation for Guyana, addressing the ‘bread-and-butter issues’ of the working class. This is according to Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, M.P, as he defended the $552.9 billion budget during the ongoing debate. “This budget restores hope to Guyanese and bring them out […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s extension services will be restructured to better serve Guyanese agriculturists nationwide, this year. The PPP/C Administration plans to further digitise agriculture services and strengthen laboratory equipment, as it continues to promote climate-smart agriculture and input supply distribution to farmers. To this end, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, said the National […]
—Says religious community has a vital role to play His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali said that his Government’s ‘One Guyana’ vision is about promoting greater inclusion at the legislative, political and social levels. The Head of State made this assertion virtually during his address to more than 50 religious leaders from North America this afternoon. […]
The education sector budget has an allocation of over $500 million earmarked for the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to go fully online with its teachers’ training programme. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, M.P, made this announcement during her presentation on day-three of the national debate, during the 39th Sitting of the 12th Parliament. […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said new and existing programmes and policies of the government will see the recovery of the education sector. Alluding to the drastic learning losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the education minister stated that government will continue to implement programmes, utilising funds from this year’s education sector budget of $ […]
Citizens, young and old can look forward to new and improved services from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, with the recent budgetary allocation of $30 billion. This declaration was made by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindya Persaud, M.P, during the second day of the budget debate at the […]
Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag has assured Guyanese that there will be incremental increases to public servants’ wages and salaries each year. This was a direct response to accusations made by members of the parliamentary opposition, that nothing is included in Budget 2022 for public servants. Supporting the budget, Minister Parag affirmed that public […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, said because of the Omicron variant, countries across the world are recording increases in coronavirus cases. However, it is expected that cases will decrease. He said with the emergence of new drugs and vaccines to treat COVID-19 patients, it is possible that the disease could become an epidemic […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson during the National Budget debate on Tuesday, said the 2022 budget will play a critical role in allowing Guyana to transform into a prosperous country. “With this budget, the President Ali led PPP/C Government is about to commence the transformation of Guyana into a modern and prosperous […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, said the PPP/C Government continues to implement measures to ensure young professional Guyanese are employed and earn financially. To this end, the agriculture minister underscored that Budget 2022 will provide $100 million to further advance the newly launched Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP). “This initiative stemmed from the […]