February 12, 2021

As the government adjusts education delivery to a pandemic sensitive modality, it has allocated a whopping $60.6 billion in the 2021 budget to support education delivery. Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh told the National Assembly during…

The government aims to ‘inject’ the local health sector with a massive $53.5 billion, geared at boosting the local COVID-19 response, but also to enhance all health services available across the country. Making this announcement was…

The government will be seeking to boost Guyana’s sea and river defence capabilities through a $5.1 billion injection from the 2021 National Budget, according to Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance,…

The government has allocated a total of $25.6 billion in the 2021 Budget to support the construction and upgrading of roads and bridges throughout Guyana. Of that amount, $23.7 billion will be spent on roads while $1.9 will go to…

A Universality fund, a new feature of the telecommunications regulatory regime, will allow poor and vulnerable communities to access greater Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) as the government intends to make $360 million…

The government has announced a $2 billion bailout for the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Inc. and has allocated large sums of monies to support energy infrastructure projects. Finance Minister, Dr Ashni Singh, during the presentation of…

Guyana on Friday recorded 46 new COVID-19 cases of which 35 were recorded in Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). The new cases were recorded from 503 tests taking the overall number of known cases to 8,181.  The other cases were recorded in…

With the aim of enabling more efficient and standardised business processes in Guyana, a sum of $235 million has been allocated for the procurement of an electronic single window system for trade and to enhance the national quality…

Police and family members are continuing the search for 25-year-old minibus driver, Eusi Lindo who went missing on Thursday after venturing into a blue lake during a planned trip with friends to Richmond Hill, Linden. On Friday, Police…

As the government unveils its fiscal plan for 2021, huge sums have been allocated to support the struggling non-oil sectors. During his presentation of the 2021 National Budget in the National Assembly on Friday, Finance Minister Dr.…