Month: March 2014

Georgetown : Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh in presenting the 2014 National Budget yesterday said the Guyanese economy recorded its eighth consecutive year of growth, with real Gross Domestic…

  Georgetown : Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh this afternoon presented the largest budget ever $220B under the theme “ A Better Guyana for all Guyanese”. Meanwhile opposition party the…

Georgetown:  Guyana swapped Petro Caribe oil debt with Venezuela for rice and paddy valued at over US$336M from June last year to January this year, the finance minister announces in…

Georgetown: This year Government plans to share 17, 948 laptops to be distributed this year. By end of year, all secondary schools will have functioning IT labs, according to Finance…

Georgetown: The 20414 Budget has increased the old age pension by 5%. There are over 42, 000 pensioners. They will get assistance to pay GPL in amount of $30, 000…

Tourism, Industry and Commerce Minister, Irfaan Ali has lauded the British government’s move to restructure the four-band Air Passenger Duty (APD) system.  This announcement was made by the Chancellor of…

The Organisation of American States (OAS), in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals (CADTCP), held recently in Vancouver, Canada, a Drug Treatment Court (DTC) Exchange and…

Georgetown: Government has spent some $7.8 million to upgrade the Nurses’ Hostel at the Mahdia District Hospital in Region Eight, Regional Executive Officer Ronald Harsawack has said. The Basic Needs…

Berbice : Businessman Bannsingh Guyadin, 72 years, of Maida, Corentyne, and Kissoondat Madhoo, 28 years, of Bush Lot, Corentyne, were shot and injured to their feet during an armed robbery.…

Georgetown: Guyana joined the rest of the world on March 21 in observance of the United Nations (UN) designated International Day of the Forest with a ceremony at the Umana…