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Old age pensioners are to receive a five percent bump in the monthly payouts from the government from May 1, finance minister Dr. Ashni Singh has announced. That works out to $625 more than the $12,500 they are currently receiving. Presenting the estimates for the 2014 national budget Dr. Singh said the increase would equate to an additional $212.5M outlay ...

Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh on Monday presented a GUY$220B budget which the opposition almost immediately dubbed as uninspired. Education was once again the largest recipient in the estimates with an allocation of $32.3B followed by health with $21.5B. Another $19.5B was earmarked for public safety and security and some $6.9B for the housing and water sectors. And according ...

A US$45M pre-feasibility study is being undertaken by the governments of Guyana and Brazil to determine the potential of a hydro development project in the Marazuni, Region 7. And the project, if successful, will see the Linden-Lethem road being upgraded as part of an agreement between the two South American neighbours. At a press briefing Monday, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, ...

The Alliance For Change on Monday walked out of the National Assembly ahead of the reading of the 2014 budget by finance minister Dr. Ashni Singh. The party in a statement it issued to the media said that the walkout was in protest of the government’s failure to hold “meaningful consultation” with the opposition parties as provided for by the ...

The People’s National Congress Reform has opened a book of condolence in honour of former executive Deborah Backer at Congress Place, Sophia. It was launched Monday at the party headquarters following a news conference where the party leadership shared their recollections of the former parliamentarian and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly. “I treasured her advice at the professional level ...

A Guyana Defence Force (GDF) soldier has drowned at the New River area, according to the force. A GDF release on Sunday stated that 21066 Private Dellon Nero died by drowning around 6.25 PM on Saturday at the army location in the area. His home address was 1056 Cummings Park, South Cummings Lodge. Demerara Waves was told that the 24-year ...

University of Guyana (UG) Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, Dr. Emmanuel Cummings is spearheading a study to extract a chemical from corilla that he hopes can help fight a variety of cancers. “We have recently found that it has some anti-cancer properties and so I have decided to do this because is the third major cause of death ...

Guyana hopes to continue further reducing the overall incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) including among those suffering from diabetes and are HIV positive, a senior official said. The announcement comes as the country prepares to join other countries around the globe in observing World TB Day on March 24 under the theme “Reach the three million, find treat and cure TB.” ...

Commander-in-Chief, President Donald Ramotar on Friday formally received the keys to three fast patrol vessels from United States Ambassador Dr. Brent Hardt at the Col. Hinds Coast Guard headquarters, Ruimveldt. Addressing senior Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Joint Services officers and dignitaries, President Ramotar said that the relationship between Guyana and the US, particularly on security matters is a long one. ...

University of Guyana Vice Chancellor, Professor Jacob Opadeyi on Friday defended his decision to apply for an almost USD$200,000 contract to digitize the country’s immovable property records at the Deeds Registry and make them available Online. Responding to claims that he had deprived UG of the opportunity of being awarded the Inter American Development Bank (IDB)-funded project, he said the ...