Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips said that the Government has consistently presented budgets to enhance prosperity for Guyanese. During his presentation to the National Assembly on day five of the Budget 2024 debates, he spoke of the Government’s ambitious plans for the fiscal year and to the $1.146tn as a “strategic investment […]
– As budget debates end The week-long debates in the National Assembly on the historic $1.146 billion budget came to an end on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) with a stellar and passionate presentation by the Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and Public Service, Dr […]Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, has highlighted the pivotal role that clean energy plays in fostering sustainable development. In a statement released on Thursday, PM Phillips reminded that, against the backdrop of the detrimental global effects of rising greenhouse gas emissions, climate-resilient action must be taken. This sentiment comes as Guyana joins the United […]
– as gov’t records ‘tremendous’ progress in power generation thus far Over 28,000 solar PV home systems have been delivered to more than 120,000 Guyanese in indigenous communities across the country, as part of the Solar Home Systems Project. This was the update from Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, as he defended the government’s […]
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond defended the government’s use of oil revenue and opportunities made available to Guyanese as she presented her debate on the national Budget 2024 Thursday in the National Assembly. The previous administration stated that the government has poorly allocated money across the sectors, failing to give adequate increases […]
Guyana is assiduously working to create a modern legislative framework, a strong legal institution and systems to ensure the achievement of these imperatives. During his budget debate contribution on Friday, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall highlighted that most of the transformational policies and projects which are being embarked upon […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill on Thursday debunked the opposition’s claim of budget 2024 being made with the contracting class in mind as he emphasised that “Budget 2024 is for all Guyanese.” This remark was made during his presentation on Day Four of the 2024 budget debates at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre […]Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Senior Counsel Anil Nandlall has highlighted that Guyana’s largest and most singular fiscal 2024 budget of $1.146 trillion is as large as the combined five budgets passed by the previous government from 2015 to 2018. The attorney general also cited that the 2024 budget is being financed without […]
Misguided commentary on a ‘minimum threshold’ of basic needs required for a decent life was rubbished by the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo at his weekly press conference held at Freedom House on Thursday. The General Secretary was at the time responding to misconceptions being purported by a […]General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has expressed his disappointment at the opposition members of parliament’s lack of a profound or studied approach to the 2024 budget debates. The GS said that this predictable rhetoric represents the hollowness of their analytical capabilities, exposing their inexperience in the budgetary process. “I think […]