Government is set to improve and implement new training programmes to empower and upskill women nationwide. The 2022 budget which was presented under the theme “Steadfast Against All Challenges, Resolute in Building One Guyana” will see the implementation and enhancement of new and existing programmes to meet the demands of a developing Guyana. Senior Minister […]
The PPP/C Administration continues to implement strategic measures to help the fisheries industry overcome its challenges and encourage significant growth. To this end, Budget 2022 proposes some $743.7 million to develop the fisheries and aquaculture subsectors and improve the livelihood of fisherfolk. In 2021, fishermen and women locally, were severely impacted by the decline in […]
– Prosecutorial Programme to begin this year Recognising that the stability and strength of the justice sector are paramount to public trust and investor confidence, the People’s Progressive Party/ Civic (PPP/C) Government has budgeted $4.7 billion t0 improve the sector. This allocation was announced by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility […]
Some 4,000 young people will be equipped in 2022, with the necessary technical and vocational skills to be gainfully employed, as government has earmarked $448.5 million to advance the work of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT). This was announced by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni […]
─ as two-day Prison Officers’ Conference opens Senior Prison Officers are being urged to place more effort on the rehabilitation of inmates, and not just keeping them locked away. This call was made by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, at the Guyana Prison Service’s (GPS) Senior Officers’ Conference. Minister Benn said government is investing […]
─$19.7 M earmarked to rehabilitate DV shelters The sum of $114.9 million has been earmarked in this year’s budget to strengthen and expand legal aid services, in an effort to render support to victims of gender-based violence. During his presentation of the national budget, on Wednesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Senior Minister […]
The Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) 20,000 scholarship initiative has been allocated $1.3 billion to continue the development of Guyana’s human resources in 2022. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, M.P, made this declaration during the presentation of Budget 2022, on Wednesday. “To ensure […]
With the increased transmission of the Omicron variant, resulting in spiralling positive cases, hospitalisation and deaths across the world, some countries have moved to consider persons with three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, to be fully vaccinated. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said Guyana will soon have to move in that direction, as the […]
-$400M to rebuild Brickdam Station -$2.5 to expand ‘safe city’ programme An investment of $47.9 billion is being budgeted to ensure the safety and security of all Guyanese in Budget 2022. This will see a more robust police force through training, more assets and the use of technology to ensure the rule of law is […]
Taxpayers in the public and private sector will now be paying less tax, as the income tax threshold is budgeted to be increased from $65,000 to $75,000 monthly. Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, M.P, made this announcement during his National Budget presentation on Wednesday. This […]