BUDGET 2023: New hospitals, training health workers part of focus with $84.9B health sector...
Guyana’s health sector was allocated $84.9 billion with significant sums being directed towards the creation of much-needed hospitals and training healthcare professionals, Finance Minister...
BUDGET 2023: Over $136B for ‘transformative’ roads and bridges
A total of $136.1 billion has been allocated in the 2023 budget to enhance roads and bridge networks across the country, including several transformative...
BUDGET 2023: With focus on cheaper electricity, $43.3B for works at gas-to-energy project
The Wales Gas-to-Energy project, touted as one of Guyana’s most transformational projects, will advance as the government budgeted $43.4 billion to facilitate construction of...
BUDGET 2023: Almost $600M for small businesses, another $327M for new industrial estate in...
Budget 2023 is not without allocations for continued government support for the local small business sector.
And in a bid to deliver on its promise...
BUDGET 2023: Four new call centers for Essequibo, Berbice
Talks of new call centers to be set up in Guyana will come to fruition this year with the government promising a total of...
BUDGET 2023: Gov’t to tackle flooding with $19.7B in drainage support
The construction of more drainage systems in several communities is on the government’s agenda, as Finance Minister Dr. Ashni announced that $19.7 billion will...
BUDGET 2023: Gov’t hopes to improve rice yields, fight pests with $300M injection
Rice is one of Guyana’s key products and Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh announced that the government will spend some $300 million to boost...
BUDGET 2023: With $4B more, GuySuCo to start construction of Albion packaging plant
The government has allocated to the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) a subvention in the sum of $4 billion in the 2023 budget.
This builds on...
BUDGET 2023: Guyana earned over US$1B from 13 of 102 oil lifts last year
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh says oil ships operating offshore Guyana produced 102 lifts of one million barrels of crude oil and of that...
BUDGET 2023: Economy grew by 62.3% last year
The latest estimated economic growth for Guyana during 2022 shows that the economy grew by 62.3 per cent in real terms, Finance Minister Dr....