Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 23:58 by Denis Chabrol Guyana’s cost of living is outstripping the minimum wages being paid by the government and the private sector, even as the administration points to various grants that are being provided to segments of the population. Unofficial estimates are that at least 40 percent of public servants take home salaries ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 23:03 by Writer Forty neighbourhood districts are to receive fire tenders and related emergency response equipment which would be staffed by government part-time workers who would be trained as auxiliaries, officials announced on Wednesday. Local Government Minister Sonia Parag’s announcement was made at the commissioning of 40 firefighting and emergency vehicles at the ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 22:12 by Denis Chabrol Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh on Wednesday announced that Guyana’s National Budget Day is Friday, January 17, 2025. Funds are expected to be allocated in the 2025 Budget for general and regional elections that are expected to be held during the last quarter of this year. Sources said GECOM ...

Last Updated on Wednesday, 8 January 2025, 18:56 by Writer Guyana on Wednesday formally protested Venezuela’s plan to elect a governor of its Essequibo Region and did not rule out returning to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to seek additional orders if the Nicolás Maduro administration goes ahead with his administration’s decision. “Guyana reserves the right to ask the ...