Queens Park, Pizza Hut GCC are Diamond Mineral Water Hockey champs
The climax of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival saw another outstanding display of hockey skills by Queens Park in the Men’s final...
North Georgetown takes early lead at ‘Nationals’
By Treiston Joseph
Fourteen-time champions North Georgetown (District 11), as is usually the case, got their regular jump start by winning the swimming championships on...
Budget 2018 is most disastrous – Jagdeo
Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has described the 2018 National Budget as the most disastrous he has ever seen, noting that the policies and measures...
BUDGET 2018: $267.1B Budget tabled in National Assembly
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan today tabled the 2018 National Budget totalling $267.1B, a 7.1 percent increase over the revised 2017 Budget.
Budget 2017 totalled...
BUDGET 2018: Amnesty granted to all taxpayers
In his Budget 2018 presentation, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan announced that government has decided to grant amnesty to “all delinquent taxpayers - corporate...
BUDGET 2018: VAT on education services removed
The Government has taken a decision to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from the provision of all educational services, effective January 01, 2018. This was announced...
BUDGET 2018: $500 increase for pensioners in 2018
The government has announced a $500 increase in old age pension, effective January 1, 2018.
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan said this increase represents an...
BUDGET 2018: Private employees to get tax-free vacation allowance
Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan has announced that employees in the private sector will be able to enjoy tax-free vacation allowances at the commencement...
BUDGET 2018: Gov’t to purchase second Mammography machine
The government will be moving to purchase a second mammography machine next year in order to boost its capacity to diagnose and treat breast...
BUDGET 2018: $30.7B for security sector
Under the sub-heading ‘Safeguarding Pubic Security, Rebuilding Public Trust’, the National Budget for 2018, which was presented by Finance Minister Winston Jordan on Monday,...