Monday, March 30, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026Monday, March 30, 2026Monday, March 30, 2026
GECOM to fill several senior vacancies as funds budgeted for local government elections this yearThe Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is expected to fill several senior vacancies even as provisions have been made in its 2026 budget for the hosting of Local Government Elections later…
$75M budgeted for President’s Youth Advisory Council as opposition questions performance measuresA total of $75 million has been allocated to the President’s Youth Advisory Council in the 2026 national budget, drawing scrutiny from the opposition during Monday’s sitting of the Committee…
With almost $1B more for MoM, Teixeira says ‘slow turn’ seen in way men treat women and childrenConsideration of estimates for the 2026 national budget began on Monday in the Committee of Supply in Guyana’s National Assembly, with the Office of the President (OP) being the first…
$34.6M allocated to Office of Leader of the Opposition under 2026 budgetConsideration of the 2026 budget estimates continued on Monday in the Committee of Supply of the National Assembly, moving on to allocations for the Parliament Office and constitutional agencies. During…
Gov’t advances plan to staff, operationalise Guyana Technical Training College with $78M budgetedThe Government of Guyana is advancing plans to establish the Guyana Technical Training College, with $78 million budgeted for the initiative in the 2026 budget, which is currently under consideration…
With $50M budgeted, First Lady’s Office to raise additional $35M through fundraising to continue signature projectsThe Office of the First Lady has been allocated $50 million in the 2026 national budget and will seek to raise an additional $35 million through fundraising activities to continue…
President Ali receives Government of Roraima’s highest awardPresident Mohamed Irfaan Ali has been conferred with the Order of Merit Fort São Joaquim, the highest honour of the Brazilian state of Roraima, in recognition of his role in…
GECOM publishes revised List of Electors for public scrutinySee full release issued by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM): The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has published the Revised List of Electors (RLE) for 21 days with effect from 7th…
Chronic information distortion by Opposition — Ashni SinghAfter a week of spirited debates over the 2026 National Budget, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh has accused the opposition of "chronic and barefaced distortion." Dr Singh was the last…
Edu. Minister rejects GTU claims of breaching confidentialityEducation Minister Sonia Parag has rejected claims that she breached confidentiality by releasing “sensitive information” on Opposition Member of Parliament Gordon Barker’s attendance at school during her recent Budget debate…
‘We have always put people first’ – Finance Minister Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh said the People's Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) has always put people first, a sentiment he expressed as he championed this year's $1.558 trillion budget. Budget…
‘Fragmented and weak’ – Ashni Singh takes Terrence Campbell, Azruddin Mohamed to task on Budget 2026 Deeming the combined political opposition both weak and fragmented, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh criticised the weak contributions from the parties' political leaders during the budget debate. Addressing both the…
Report reflecting 58% poverty rate was from APNU’s era in gov’t – Ashni SinghFinance Minister Dr Ashni Singh had cause to clarify an Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) document used by Opposition Parliamentarians during the 2026 Budget Debate, stating that the poverty rate mentioned…
Defending $1.558 trillion budget, Ashni Singh says gov’t building a better GuyanaIn the final presentation spanning more than three hours, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh defended this year’s $1.558 trillion national budget and emphasised that the Irfaan Ali-led administration is building…
‘We don’t need Terrence Campbell’s validation’ – Ashni Singh says in stinging rebuke of APNU’s Parliamentary lead Amid loud protests and interruptions, Finance Minister Dr Ashni Singh criticised APNU’s Parliamentary lead, Terrence Campbell, and his fellow Parliamentarians for offering poor representation of the decades-old PNC in the…
Opposition Leader repeatedly cautioned for reading in first Budget debateFrom the outset of his first Budget Debate as Opposition Leader Friday night, Azruddin Mohamed was repeatedly cautioned for reading extensively from prepared notes, and it’s an issue that would…
Teixeira calls for more fact-based, realistic presentations in ParliamentIn a sobering presentation on Friday afternoon, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance Gail Teixeira expressed much dismay at the quality of contributions from Opposition Parliamentarians during this week’s budget…
Construction of Guyana’s law school to start this year – Nandlall tells budget debate A local law school has been sought after for years and on Friday, Attorney General Anil Nandlall told Parliamentarians that construction of this school will commence this year through funds…
