Monday, June 8, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Politics
One less line for travellers following passage of Tax (Amendment) Bill – Winston JordanThe Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 which was passed tonight (Friday January 6, 2017) in the National Assembly will eliminate one…
City Budget to be presented to public before month endThe general public along with members of the government and civil society before the end of the month will be…
Media reports on Cosbert Inquiry ‘quite unfortunate’, can cause character assassination- HarmonMinister of State Joseph Harmon has described as quite unfortunate recent reports in the media on the Board of Inquiry…
Gov’t putting inter-agency taskforce in place to address City’s drainage issuesAlmost four months after the Dutch Risk Reduction team would have handed over their final report and recommendations on an…
Miscellaneous Licenses (Amendment) Bill 2016 passed in House; Opposition says Gov’t extracting wealth from poor GuyaneseThe Miscellaneous Licenses Amendment Bill 2016 which seeks to amend the Act by increasing most of the prescribed fines was…
Do not target the businesses, target the users says Edghill on increases in fees for alcoholic beveragesThe Intoxicating Liquor Licensing Amendment Bill 2016 seeks to amend the act by increasing the fees and penalties for intoxicating…
Finance Minister can now grant tax exemptions to companies investing in wind or solar energy; Edghill calls for credible analysisThe sixth bill tabled last night (Thursday January 5, 2017) in the National Assembly, the Income Tax (In Aid of…
Net losses would be incurred with passage of Corporation Tax Amendment Bill- Irfaan AliThe Corporation Tax Amendment Bill 2016 seeks to reduce the corporation tax rate from 30 to 27.5% for manufacturing and…
Opposition says amendment to Capital Gains Tax (Amendment) Bill “suspicious”The Amendment to the Capital Gains Tax (Amendment) Bill 2016 is a measure intended to put money back into the…
“We are going after the crooks” says Finance Minister as Value Added Tax Amendment Bill is passed“We are going after the crooks” were the words echoed in the National Assembly this evening (Thursday January 5, 2017)…
Review of pharmacists’ salaries, sanctions for P.S. and other staff recommended by Board of InquiryThe report on the unauthorised disclosure of information by staff and on the malpractice and mismanagement in the procurement of…
“Doomsday has been spared” says Jordan regarding imposition of environmental tax on beveragesThe Customs Amendment Bill 2016 bill no 26 of 2016 which seeks to impose an environmental levy on imported beverages…
Increased fees for transfer of motor vehicles; Motor Vehicles & Road Traffic Amendment Bill passedThe Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Amendment Bill 2016, Bill No 25 of 2016 was this afternoon (Thursday January 5,2017)…
António Guterres takes over as United Nations’ ninth Secretary-GeneralThis year, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres has officially taken office making him the man in…
I’m a team player- Dr Norton on his demotionBy Delicia Bailey Newly appointed Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr George Norton says he has hit the ground running…
Guyana looks to China in achieving ‘green’ state; New Ambassador accreditedGuyana is looking to the People’s Republic of China to push its ‘green’ economy agenda. During an Accreditation Ceremony at…
PPP threatens private legal action if Comrade is charged for assaultFollowing an altercation with a woman on Friday evening, an employee of Freedom House, Headquarters of the People’s Progressive Party…
