November 27, 2017

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 and a nail-biting finish in the Women’s competition between six-time champs Pizza Hut GCC and…

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 the second day of the National School Championships on Monday at the…

Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has described the 2018 National Budget as the most disastrous he has ever seen, noting that the policies and measures have failed on every imaginable standard. He made those initial remarks during a press…

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 $250B and was presented to the National Assembly on November 28, 2016.…

In his Budget 2018 presentation, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan announced that government has decided to grant amnesty to “all delinquent taxpayers - corporate and individual” - who are outstanding in the filing of true and correct tax…

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 by Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan during the presentation of Budget…

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 almost 49% rise in just two and a half years in the old age pension. As a…

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 of 2018. Jordan, during the presentation of the 2018 budget, explained that…

The government will be moving to purchase a second mammography machine next year in order to boost its capacity to diagnose and treat breast cancer, Finance Minister Winston Jordan has announced. “Screening for breast cancer no longer…

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, has seen government allocating $30.7 billion to the security…