IDB predicts higher food import prices, increased forex demand, but “robust” economy
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) on Wednesday said falling oil prices and higher import prices are among factors that can ...
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Teachers union calls for price controls
Amid rising cost of living despite salary increases, the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) on Thursday called for serious consideration to ...
OPINION: Basic food prices: real stats, real-life truths, real pain
By GHK Lall The caption screamed the pain of poor Guyanese: “Basic food items up 75% in the last four ...
Basic food items up 75% in past four years
Vegetables at Bourda Market on July 4, 2025. The average price of food items has increased by over 75% in ...
Rubio promises to flag Caribbean concerns about US planned fines on Chinese ships
Dr Patrick Antoine United States (US) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio on Thursday promised to raise the Caribbean's concerns that ...
OPINION: Budget 2025 takes a hatchet to poor Guyanese heads
by GHK Lall The 2025 budget is callousness in numbers; it skewers Guyana’s expectant, needy, impoverished. It is a hatchet ...
Income tax on salary, overtime threshold reduced; economic growth to slump
Guyanese workers will pay less income tax, down to 25% from 28%, and no income tax on the first $50,000 ...
US$3.1 billion in ‘oil money’ fund
Guyana's Natural Resources Fund (NRF) has a total of US$3.1 billion, after withdrawing a total of US$1.6 billiion last year, ...
$2,000 bill goes into circulation very soon
Guyanese will soon have a $2,000 bill to spend, Governor of the Bank of Guyana Dr. Gobind Ganga confirmed on ...
Income tax threshold increases, higher pension, school children grants, measures to reduce cost of living announced
Guyanese who earn $75,000 per month or less will no longer have to pay income tax. Finance Minister Dr Ashni ...
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