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The Guyana government on Monday said Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) is not re-registering residents there for the GY$100,000 cash grant, amid claims by a number of residents that they were being asked to do so. “The Region is not re-registering residents in Region 9, since each citizen 18 years or older, is only entitled to one grant and any ...

At least 43 residents of Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takatu-Upper Essequibo) were told that they needed to register again for the GY$100,000 cash grant because their data was not saved on the devices at the time of registration, a senior regional official said Monday. Some children got registered but their parents didn’t get registered even though all of them did ...

A member of the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Investment Committee believes that government should list how it intends to spend oil revenues before the money can be transferred to the consolidated fund, but Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday resisted the idea and said accountability rests with the National Assembly. “What sense does it make?…So next year, should we start ...

By GHK Lall Excellency Ali, ever the actor and performer, mistakenly took himself for Bing Crosby: “I’m dreaming’ of a White Christmas.’ Let it snow, let it snow. In Guyana, the promise was for $100,000. Somehow, that forecast has turned out to be stormy instead of snowy. Is weh de monee deh, prezzie? It is Dr. His Majesty, Ali’s version ...

Amid opposition claims that the People’s Progressive Party Civic administration was using the GY$100,000 cash grant as a means of capturing vital information to rig next year’s general elections, government said steps were being taken to ensure that there is no fraud. “As part of efforts to ensure a robust and transparent process that upholds the integrity of the $100,000 ...

Former Finance Minister, Winston Jordan on Thursday assailed the Guyana government for excluding youths, who would turn 18 years by year end, from receiving the GY$100,000 cash grant per person. Mr Jordan said government also needed to specify that only Guyanese 18 years and older who are residing in the country would be eligible for the GY$100,000 cash grant. “You ...