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Cash-strapped Guyana govt embarks on cost-cutting measures; hopes public sector investment prog will kick-start economy
Minister of State, Joseph Harmon debating the 2017 National Budget. The Guyana government is strapped for cash and would be...
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VAT to remain on private school fees ; parents, schools must find creative ways around tax- Finance Minister
by Gary Eleazar The Guyana Government has decided it will not be removing the application of the 14 per cent...
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PNCR General Secretary denies parking meter fees funding his political party
PNCR General Secretary, Oscar Clarke. General Secretary of the People's National Congress Reform (PNCR), Oscar Clarke has rubbished claims by...
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Anti-VAT protesters target GRA headquarters; Principal predicts more school dropouts
The small group of anti-vat protesters outside the headquarters of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Camp Street, Georgetown. (News Source photo)...
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Guyana’s telecoms sector to be fully liberalised before mid-year–Telecoms Minister
…Minister promises full liberalization by May by Gary Eleazar Minister with responsibility for Telecommunications in Guyana, Catherine Hughes, promises...
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Parking meter fees helping to fund PNCR- Jagdeo
Georgetown Mayor Patricia Chase-Green shows the parking meter contract, and the newly gazetted by-laws. Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo on Monday...
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GTT switches on faster Internet service at Essequibo Coast ahead of schedule
Persons signing up for GTT's lightning fast 4G Internet service at Anna Regina on Monday. by Gary Eleazar The Guyana...
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West Demerara Hospital pharmacist, wife in police custody for alleged fraud
A pharmacist and his wife, both employees of the West Demerara Hospital, are in the custody of the Guyana Police...
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Gov’t proposes to lease land to Wales workers
The Guyana government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, has decided to make lands available to workers of the Wales Sugar Estate...
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Procurement Commission needs more than GYD$100 million more to run effectively
One of the temporary operational bases for the Public Procurement Commission. The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) is preparing to ask...
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