Finance
Cost of living far outstrips minimum wages
Guyana's cost of living is outstripping the minimum wages being paid by the government and the private sector, even as...
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Long-term plan for cash grant into personal bank accounts
Teachers lining up at St Stanislaus College in December, 2024. Government cash grants would in the medium- to long-term be...
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NIS pensioners to begin receiving cash grants from Monday
The National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pensioners would from Monday begin receiving the government GY$100,000 cash grant from NIS offices countrywide,...
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Guyana to repay US EXIM Bank about US$60 million annually
Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Friday said that Guyana would repay the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the United States (U.S.)...
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U.S. EXIM Bank issues “final” approval of US$500 million loan for gas-to-energy project, says will reduce greenhouse gases
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) on Thursday approved a loan of US$$526,873,240 to Guyana for the...
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No cash grants for dead persons- finance ministry
The Ministry of Finance has scotched rumours that the GY$100,000 cash grant cheques are being processed and delivered in the...
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Gov’t mulls change to cash grant distribution system for teachers
Georgetown District teachers waiting to gain entry to the St Stanislaus College compound to uplift their GY$100,000 cash grant. In...
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Digicel and MMG partner to offer seamless top-up experience in Guyana
In a new partnership aimed at enhancing customer convenience, Digicel Guyana is pleased to announce that Digicel top-up is now...
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Chinese company to build Corentyne river bridge
Guyana and Suriname have selected China Road and Bridge Corporation to construct the 1.1 kilometre bridge across the Corentyne River...
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No need to itemise proposed oil money spending – Jagdeo; NRF member calls mechanism a “waste of time”
City businessman Terrence Campbell A member of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Investment Committee believes that government should list how...
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