Politics
Guyana stands firm on sovereignty as ICJ prepares final judgment in border case – PM
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips addressed the National Assembly on Friday, emphasising that Guyana stands firm on its sovereignty as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) prepares its final judgment in the border controversy case with Venezuela. Guyana has asked the court to confirm that the boundary defined in the 1899 award and demarcated...
Gov’t moves to repeal ‘flawed’ 2015 Fmr. Presidents’ Benefits law
See below the full release from the Ministry of Finance: Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility...
Minister Singh tables Loan Agreements in National Assembly
See below full release from the Ministry of Finance: The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government continues to manage Guyana’s public...
18% annual flat rate introduced by way of Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Bill
The Financial Administration and Audit (Amendment) Bill 2016 which seeks to provide for a simple interest rate of 18 percent...
Passage of Travel Voucher Tax (Amendment) Bill will see changes in the way ticket tax is collected from airlines
Finance Minister Winston Jordan presenting the Travel Voucher Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 tonight (Friday January 6,2017) in the National Assembly...
One less line for travellers following passage of Tax (Amendment) Bill – Winston Jordan
The Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was passed tonight (Friday January 6, 2017) in the National Assembly will eliminate one...
City Budget to be presented to public before month end
The general public along with members of the government and civil society before the end of the month will be...
Media reports on Cosbert Inquiry ‘quite unfortunate’, can cause character assassination- Harmon
Minister of State Joseph Harmon has described as quite unfortunate recent reports in the media on the Board of Inquiry...
Gov’t putting inter-agency taskforce in place to address City’s drainage issues
Almost four months after the Dutch Risk Reduction team would have handed over their final report and recommendations on an...
Miscellaneous Licenses (Amendment) Bill 2016 passed in House; Opposition says Gov’t extracting wealth from poor Guyanese
The Miscellaneous Licenses Amendment Bill 2016 which seeks to amend the Act by increasing most of the prescribed fines was...
Do not target the businesses, target the users says Edghill on increases in fees for alcoholic beverages
The Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Amendment Bill 2016 seeks to amend the act by increasing the fees and penalties for intoxicating...
Finance Minister can now grant tax exemptions to companies investing in wind or solar energy; Edghill calls for credible analysis
The sixth bill tabled last night (Thursday January 5, 2017) in the National Assembly, the Income Tax (In Aid of...
Net losses would be incurred with passage of Corporation Tax Amendment Bill- Irfaan Ali
The Corporation Tax Amendment Bill 2016 seeks to reduce the corporation tax rate from 30 to 27.5% for manufacturing and...
Opposition says amendment to Capital Gains Tax (Amendment) Bill “suspicious”
The Amendment to the Capital Gains Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 is a measure intended to put money back into the...
“We are going after the crooks” says Finance Minister as Value Added Tax Amendment Bill is passed
“We are going after the crooks” were the words echoed in the National Assembly this evening (Thursday January 5, 2017)...
Review of pharmacists’ salaries, sanctions for P.S. and other staff recommended by Board of Inquiry
The report on the unauthorised disclosure of information by staff and on the malpractice and mismanagement in the procurement of...
“Doomsday has been spared” says Jordan regarding imposition of environmental tax on beverages
The Customs Amendment Bill 2016 bill no 26 of 2016 which seeks to impose an environmental levy on imported beverages...
Increased fees for transfer of motor vehicles; Motor Vehicles & Road Traffic Amendment Bill passed
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2016, Bill No 25 of 2016 was this afternoon (Thursday January 5,2017)...
António Guterres takes over as United Nations’ ninth Secretary-General
This year, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has officially taken office making him the man in...
I’m a team player- Dr Norton on his demotion
By Delicia Bailey Newly appointed Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton says he has hit the ground running...
Guyana looks to China in achieving ‘green’ state; New Ambassador accredited
Guyana is looking to the People’s Republic of China to push its ‘green’ economy agenda. During an Accreditation Ceremony at...
