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Additional 8% increase to be paid to public servants this year –Dr. Singh

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh today assured public servants that they will be receiving an additional 8% increase in their salaries this year. “The exact language of the agreement was 8% salary increase to be paid to public servants for 2025, retroactive to January 1, […]

Finance expert says PNCR promises risk creating ‘economic chaos’

Without substantive backing, the bold promises of the PNCR-led opposition risk creating economic chaos and eroding public trust, financial expert Rennie Parris has contended. In his column ‘Talking Dollars and Making Sense,’ Parris highlighted that the proposed fiscal policies of the opposition would deplete all of Guyana’s oil revenues within a year. “More concerning, these […]

Burke seeks AFC’s help to stop US investigations into him

Wanted fugitive Rickford Burke is seeking the help of the Alliance for Change (AFC), if it wins the 2025 elections, to have the United States (US) government discontinue investigations into him and another US-based political activist. The government last year engaged the US Department of Justice for legal assistance to have Burke arrested and prosecuted […]

Croal calls out Hughes over his participation in land sales as low as $30M during APNU+AFC tenure

Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, has hit back at Leader of the Alliance For Change (AFC) Nigel Hughes over what he described as “hypocrisy and dishonest” in his statement regarding the land allocations at Ogle, East Coast Demerara (ECD). In a social media post, Hughes, an attorney-at-law and AFC’s Presidential Candidate, attempted to […]

Guyana has the most unorthodox Opposition party in the world – Political Activist

Political activist, Quincy Anderson has described Guyana’s Opposition as the most unorthodox in the world, citing a poor performance during the 2025 National Budget debates. In a letter to the editor, Anderson commended the ruling People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) government for drafting and presenting a well-structured budget that reflects and promotes economic growth, social […]

APNU backpedals on promises: says 35% salary increase not for everyone, $200K minimum wage unlikely

After making a slew of promises to the Guyanese people, the People’s National Congress Reform has doubled down on many of those promises which includes salary increases for public servants. Since last year, the PNCR has repeatedly promised all public servants that if it were re-elected to office, it would increase wages and salaries by […]

APNU doubles down on promises: says 35% salary increase not for everyone, $200K minimum wage unlikely

After making a slew of promises to the Guyanese people, the People’s National Congress Reform has doubled down on many of those promises which includes salary increases for public servants. Since last year, the PNCR has repeatedly promised all public servants that if it were re-elected to office, it would increase wages and salaries by […]

Norton mocks GOAL scholars during budget speech

Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton today used his 2025 budget speech to mock graduates of the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme which has benefitted close to 30,000 Guyanese. In a mocking tone, Norton commented that: “The awardees must have been the crème de la crème of students for 378 to have received PhDs […]

APNU MP says will support budget if he gets $100K cash grant

APNU Member of Parliament (MP) Richard Sinclair today told the National Assembly that he will not support the 2025 budget unless he gets his $100,000 cash grant from the government. “As the people’s representative of region 8, I can in no way, couple with the fact too that I am not in receipt of my […]

Ferguson says APNU ‘rolled up its sleeve’ and did the ‘hard work’ of delivering 7,000 house lots

The delivery of 7,000 house lots in five years by the APNU+AFC government was described as “hard work” by former Housing Minister Annette Ferguson during today’s budget debates. “As a responsible and visionary government, we rolled up our sleeves and did the work,” Ferguson said, while defending her government’s record of delivering just over 7,000 […]
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