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...
Prime Minister represents Guyana at President Fidel Castro state funeral
Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo along with Opposition Chief Whip Gail Teixeira represented Guyana at the state funeral of former President...
INTERNATIONAL; Fidel Castro’s ashes embark on 500-mile journey across Cuba
HAVANA — Surrounded by white roses and drawn by a green military jeep, Fidel Castro’s ashes began a more than...
Gov’t, EU sign MoU to reduce maritime cocaine trafficking
Guyana has joined 26 countries in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean in signing a Memorandum of Understanding for the...
No API for sugar workers
In what is being described as most “unfair”, the Guyana Agricultural and General Workers Union (GAWU) has noted that sugar...
Towns begin electing new Mayors
Several cities across the country are gearing up to elect their new mayors and deputy mayors or re-elect the current...
Mixed reactions to Budget 2017
News Room took to the streets today and spoke with some of the citizens about their views on the 2017...
Budget 2017 is a “taxation budget” -Jagdeo
Leader of the Opposition, Bharrat Jagdeo has described budget 2017 as the worst he has ever seen in the history...
Women dominate Opposition’s pick for GECOM Chair
By Leroy Smith The Leader of the Opposition has commenced shortlisting applicants for the post of Chairman of the Guyana...
VAT on water and electricity is a burden- PSC
While the increase in the Value Added Tax (VAT) threshold from $10M to $15M for companies was welcomed by the...
Highlights from Budget 2017
Budget 2017 was presented for the first time since 1975 before the beginning of the fiscal year. It totalled $250B;...
Mining, quarrying sectors saw major growth in 2016
Gold production remains on track to surpass 600,000 ounces by the end of the year, thanks to the efforts of...
Threshold increase to $60,000; Old age pension increase to $19,000
Under the theme ‘Building a diversified, green economy: delivering the good life to all Guyanese’, Budget 2017 was this afternoon...
Re-instate tax free bonus for joints services and sugar workers API- PPP
The opposition, Peoples Progressive Party (PPP) is calling for more tax-free dollars to be given to the working class. The...
VAT reduced to 14%; Implemented on water and electricity consumption
The government on Monday announced a decrease in Value Added Tax (VAT) from 16% to 14%. This is included in...
$9B budgeted for GuySuCo in 2017
Even with a projected debt, the Government will be investing $9B into the Sugar industry as outlined in the 2017...
Economy saw decline in 2016
Guyana’s economy is projected to record growth rate of 2.6 percent in 2016. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance,...
GMSA defends Food and Drug Department
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) says it is deeply concerned about the recent accusations being made against the...
GDF ends anniversary celebration with route march
By Leroy Smith The Guyana Defense Force this morning put on a show for some city residents as they...
