A total of $73.2 billion has been allocated to the health sector in the 2022 National Budget and of that sum, $12.4 billion will be spent on developing six new hospitals across the country. This is according to Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh who has been presenting the 2022 National Budget to the National Assembly…
APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Joe Harmon has tendered his resignation as Leader of the Opposition. Multiple party sources have confirmed that Mr. Harmon tendered his resignation this morning as Opposition Leader to the Speaker of the National Assembly as well as to the Leader of the PNC and APNU Chairman Aubrey Norton and Alliance for…
Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh has announced that $74.4 billion has been allocated to improving access to education and education delivery in the 2022 National Budget. Of this sum, Dr. Singh said that $6.6 billion has been allocated towards education facilities, including the commencement of construction of Prospect Secondary, in addition to the reconstruction of…
APNU+AFC Member of Parliament, Joe Harmon has tendered his resignation as Leader of the Opposition. Multiple party sources have confirmed that Mr. Harmon tendered his resignation this morning as Opposition Leader to the Speaker of the National Assembly as well as to the Leader of the PNC and APNU Chairman Aubrey Norton and Alliance for…
The training of police officers and boosting the capacity of the Guyana Fire Service are part of the numerous initiatives catered for in the $47.9 billion allocation for public safety and security in the 2022 National Budget. This is according to Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh who said that the government aims to ensure that…
The Director of the Public Prosecutions is standing by her decision to recommend a charge of manslaughter and not murder against the Policeman fingered in the shooting death of Essequibo businessman, Orin Boston. The DPP was requested by the Attorney for the Boston family, Nigel Hughes, to relook at the case and update the charge…
Sport has seen another significant increase in its budgetary allocations with the government investing $2.2 billion, according to Finance Minister, Dr. Ashni Singh. Dr. Singh made the disclosure during his 2022 Budget presentation on Wednesday in Parliament. In 2021, $1.5 billion was budgeted for sport. Dr. Singh detailed that $1.4 billion is budgeted in 2022…
Although the sugar industry remains on the decline, the Government will be pumping more money into the industry in its revitalization efforts. The Minister of Finance announced the allocation of $6 Billion to support the Guyana Sugar Corporations’ (GUYSUCO) field and factory operations in hopes of turning around the industry. For over a decade, GUYSUCO…
In its push to improve business competitiveness, promote local content and support job creation, the government has announced tax reductions as part of its implementing measures in the 2022 national budget. In relation to the importation of new motor trucks of any tonnage for transport of goods (referring to vehicles less than four years old),…
The Government has allocated $76.7 Billion for roads and bridges in this year’s budget/ Of that amount, $49.2 billion will be spent on roads and $27.5 billion on bridges. The Minister of Finance announced that key allocations include provisions of: $8.3 billion for the rehabilitation of the Corentyne Main Road from Palmyra to Crabwood Creek…
