– $800M to advance Amerindian land titling The whooping $111.2 billion budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Finance and its subsidiaries and programmes, was approved by the Committee of Supply in the National Assembly late Friday night. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has emphasised the collective responsibility of ensuring that justice dignity and fairness prevail in society. ` In his address at the launch of Islam Awareness Week 2024 at the Muslim Youth Organisation Complex on Woolford Avenue, Friday evening, President Ali urged Guyanese to practice kindness and compassion, while serving as […]
– Over $200B for transport infrastructure– Health, education receives $129.8B and $135.2B respectively Guyana’s first, historic $1.146 trillion National Budget 2024 themed “Staying The Course: Building Prosperity For All” which will accelerate the nation’s development agenda was successfully approved, without any changes in the National Assembly on Friday, February 2. This biggest budget exceeding the […]Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh on Friday night asserted to the National Assembly that in 2024 new persons who join the public sector will receive their first payment of salary in a timely manner. The minister made this assertion as he was […]
The Parliamentary Committee of Supply approved the sum $8.9 billion on Friday afternoon for further advancement of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport (MCYS) in 2024. The allocated sum includes the sum of $2.7 billion to revitalize Guyana’s cultural landscape. This includes provisions for a new art gallery and museum and outfitting community spaces […]
-$500 million approved to acquire firefighting equipment -$30.3 billion approved for Police Force, $6.2 for Prison Service The Ministry of Home Affairs and its various security arms have received a significant boost in funding totalling $44.8 billion to strengthen the security sector and maintain peace in the country. A huge chunk of this allocation is […]
Residents of Timehri, East Bank Demerara, are set to receive land titles within the next two weeks, securing legal ownership of lands they have been occupying for years. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this announcement during a community engagement at Timehri Base Road on Friday afternoon. The squatter settlement has about 400 households. The […]
As part of the mammoth $110B allocated for the revolutionisation of Guyana’s health sector, the 2024 budget provides some $5.7B to assist Guyanese on several medical fronts. About $2.8B is set aside to subsidise cervical cancer testing, to benefit approximately 350,000 persons. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, providing insight into his ministry’s budgetary allocation […]
A sum of $1B was approved by the Committee of Supply for the construction of the government’s office complex located at the new Eccles/Haags Bosch roundabout, East Bank Demerara. The allocation forms part of the Ministry of Public Works’ overall budget sum of $236B. Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill detailed that the complex will […]
Some $300 million was approved to expand Region One’s electrical grid as the government moves forward to provide adequate access to electricity, especially in the hinterland. The money was approved on Thursday by the Committee of Supply in the National Assembly after lengthy deliberations. Answering the question posed by the Opposition, Minister of Local Government […]