With General and Regional Elections approaching, many members of the opposition are clamoring in a fit of desperation to regain relevance once again, in time for E-Day. These sentiments were expressed by Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. Speaking at his recent party press conference on Thursday […]
– $112.5 million earmarked for Integrity Commission Guyana’s key constitutional bodies, including the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) and Rights Commissions will benefit from a further $18.9 billion investment to support their mandates and operations. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr […]
Seventy-eight-year-old pensioner and former Guyana National Service member Berenda Bowman and her husband John Bowman are the latest recipients of a new home, compliments of the Men on Mission. The elated couple received the keys to their new two-bedroom South Ruimveldt abode in a simple ceremony on Saturday. Bowman told the Department of Public Information […]
A further $1.9 billion has been set aside in the 2025 budget for the expansion and upgrading of physical infrastructure of Guyana’s court system. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh has explained that a number of courts were rehabilitated between 2021 and […]
A staggering sum of $12.7 billion has been set aside in the 2025 National Budget for the Community Enhancement Workers (CEW) and the National Pathway Workers (NPW) programmes. The budgetary allocation was announced in the National Assembly on Friday evening by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and Public […]
The operations of the Local Democratic Organs (LDOs) and municipalities across the country will be boosted in 2025 with the allocation of $2.8 billion. The money was set aside in the National Budget that was read on Friday by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr […]
Guyana’s agriculture sector is poised to be boosted as $104.6 billion has been allocated in the 2025 National Budget for the industry. This was disclosed by Senior Minister within the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh on Friday evening. Minister Singh was delivering the budget speech at […]
– US$237.5M in carbon credit revenues received to date – Finance Minister Guyana is making significant progress in climate adaptation and Amerindian development with resources earned from the landmark Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 framework. The revised strategy, led Guyana to secure the largest carbon deal globally, valued at US$750 million in 2022. The […]
The 40 houses that are under construction at Five Miles Housing Scheme Phase II in Bartica, Region Seven, are slated for completion by February month-end. During an inspection of the project on Saturday, Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal expressed satisfaction with the works completed thus far in the scheme. The government is investing […]
The Ministry of Education’s textbook programme will continue to expand in 2025 with a budgetary allocation of $2 billion. In efforts to promote literacy levels and ease financial burdens, the government rolled out this initiative to several schools in every region, prioritising each child’s academic needs regardless of their location. According to Senior Minister within […]