THE Guyana Revenue Authority’s (GRA) Licence Revenue Office will soon commence the registration of motor vehicles in the “PAC” series, as the “PAB” series comes to an end. The current “PAB” series began on June 23, 2021, and with less than 180 motor vehicle registration numbers remaining, this will be the first series completed in…
With the Opposition accusing the Government of not making provisions in Budget 2022 for salary increases for public servants, the Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, has fired back and has indicated that money will always be included in the annual budget to cater for salary increases for public servants. During her budget debate presentation,…
KNOWLEDGE about ‘Long COVID’, the phenomenon experienced by some recovered COVID-19 patients, is growing with more research on the subject, but what is clear at this point, according to Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, is that rehabilitation would be necessary for some of these patients. The COVID-19 virus can affect any part of the body,…
For the fourth edition in a row, India is in an Under-19 World Cup final. Yash Dhull’s team flattened Australia to complete a fifth straight comprehensive win, with the captain leading from the front with 110. He was assisted by his vice-captain Shaik Rasheed (94), and their 204-run partnership helped India recover from 37 for…
With the Opposition accusing the Government of not making provisions in Budget 2022 for salary increases for public servants, the Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, has fired back and has indicated that money will always be included in the annual budget to cater for salary increases for public servants. During her budget debate presentation,…
THE education sector’s budget includes an allocation of over $500 million to enhance the capacity of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) to go fully online with its teachers’ training programme. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, made this announcement during her presentation on day three of the national budget debates. Minister Manickchand said that…
Five more persons died from COVID-19 taking Guyana’s overall death toll to 1,176, the Ministry of Health reported on Wednesday. The latest victims are all from Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica). They are: – a 41-year-old woman (vaccination status unknown) – a 63-year-old woman (partially vaccinated) – an 80-year-old woman (unvaccinated) – an 81-year-old man (vaccination status…
With the Opposition accusing the Government of not making provisions in Budget 2022 for salary increases for public servants, the Minister of Public Service, Sonia Parag, has fired back and has indicated that money will always be included in the annual budget to cater for salary increases for public servants. During her budget debate presentation,…
THE Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 9.1 per cent across its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) in 2022, accelerating the region’s economic recovery which started in 2021. This favourable outlook is anchored by an expected surge in the GDP of commodity-exporting economies by an estimated 17.5 per cent…
The Ministry of Labour will be launching a ‘virtual job bank in two weeks aimed at helping people in the country to become employed. Essentially, a job bank is a database where vacancies are listed in a certain industry or even in a geographic area. News of the job bank was first announced by Minister…
