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Daily Archives: Monday, 16 January 2023, 21:37

Opposition Leader, Finance Minister at odds over measures to ease rising prices

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2023, 21:37 by Denis Chabrol Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton Monday night criticised the 2023 National Budget for failing to include measures that would slow down inflation and already steep cost of living, but Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh forecasts that inflation would be reduced this year. “There are absolutely no measures in this budget ...

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Increases in Income tax threshold, Because We Care Cash Grant, Old Age Pension; owning vehicles will be cheaper

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2023, 19:50 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Monday announced in Guyana’s 2023 National Budget that owning new and reconditioned vehicles below 1500 CC would be cheaper this year. He said the importation of new motor vehicles less than four years old, below 1500 CC engine capacity would see a reduction ...

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Christ Church Secondary School fire was arson- Fire Service

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2023, 18:19 by Denis Chabrol The fire that destroyed the Christ Church Secondary School last week Thursday was “malciously” set, the Guyana Fire Service said on Monday. The Service noted that eight days before the inferno, a small fire in the school’s laboratory had been extinguished. Investigators indicated that the second fire started on ...

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High Court throws out suspension of opposition parliamentarians case

Last Updated on Monday, 16 January 2023, 17:00 by Denis Chabrol The High Court on Monday refused to overturn the suspension of eight opposition parliamentarians for their role in an unrest in the Chamber in December 2021 while Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh was outlining the benefits of the new Natural Resources Fund legislation. Justice Damon Younge said the Court ...

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