Last Updated on Thursday, 18 January 2024, 18:51 by Denis Chabrol The Guyana government would be seeking an official explanation from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) about what is going on at that Barbados-headquartered financial institution after news surfaced that a number of officials were sent on leave, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo said Thursday. “We’re going to try to find ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 January 2024, 18:27 by Denis Chabrol Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday said government was talking with the United States (US)-headquartered aviation company, Bell, to buy four helicopters for the Guyana Police Force and Guyana Defence Force as part of moves to boost the country’s defence capacity. “The army recapitalisation is a significant part of ...

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 January 2024, 1:27 by Denis Chabrol Even as Guyana’s private sector is welcoming the GY$1.1 trillion dollar national budget, University of Guyana Economist Dr Thomas Singh sees the need for long term planning to guarantee growth while saving. While governments prefer to deliver annual programmes, he argued that Guyana could not achieve sustained economic growth ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 23:12 by Denis Chabrol The  Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) late  Wednesday night confirmed that “administrative” action has been taken, but stayed clear of saying whether that several top officials have been sent on leave. “Caribbean Development Bank acknowledges an ongoing administrative process involving the President. The Bank will not be making any further ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 9:51 by Denis Chabrol Six students of Eteringbang Primary School in Guyana were late Tuesday afternoon rescued after their canoe capsized while they were returning home in neighbouring Venezuela, Guyanese police said. Police said at about 4:45 PM, their canoe took in water and sank  while they were returning from school to  San ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 8:58 by Denis Chabrol Police on Wednesday said they were looking for a 38-year old man, who drove through a gate at his Cane Grove, East Coast Demerara residence, and killed his mother late Tuesday afternoon. Dead is 63-year old Ena Seecharran. Police were not immediately sure whether the man intentionally struck down ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 17:58 by Denis Chabrol By GHK Lall The PPP Government promised Guyanese that the 2024 budget would have something in it for them.  It did.  But one needs a high-powered magnifying instrument to detect what is there for the poor and the vulnerable, and those who are most in need of a helping ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 17:54 by Denis Chabrol By Dr. Randy Persaud, Professor Emeritus Budget 2024 is now a reality. It was presented to the National Assembly and the nation by the indomitable Dr. Ashni Singh, Senior Minister in the Office of the President, with Responsibility for Finance. It is important to understand that the budget is ...

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, 17:53 by Denis Chabrol Guyana plans to ask Cuba to send more health workers here, even as government is poised to invest heavily in training facilities to counter the adverse impact of migration of nurses to other countries, according to Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh. “Our nation continues to be challenged by competition ...

Last Updated on Monday, 15 January 2024, 22:13 by Denis Chabrol Opposition A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) parliamentarian, Amanza Walton-Desir on Monday discarded the 2024 National Budget minutes after Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh delivered the GY$1.1 trillion package of expenditures. “It met my expectations of the PPP (People’s Progressive Party) government and that is absolutely nothing ...