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In the coming year 2020, public servants will get a salary increase, as Government has approved an across-the-board salary hike, including retroactive payouts. President David Granger made the announcement that the increases would be tax free and retroactive from January 2019. This was after a meeting was facilitated on Tuesday between the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) and senior Government officials. The Union had called out the coalition Administration on its arbitrary increases after it failed to deliver its promise of a consensual approach. The President’s announcement comes mere days…

Mayor of Purcellville, Virginia, Kwasi Fraser, on Wednesday, paid a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karen Cummings. They discussed an initiative to foster collaboration between the town of Purcellville, the state of Virginia and the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. According to the Department of Public Information (DPI), Minister Cummings expressed her gratitude to Mr. Fraser, a Guyanese by birth, for his interest and noted that the Government was committed to is delivering a better standard of living and quality of life to Guyanese. Mr. Fraser, in turn, shared…

With the coming of oil, Guyana has become a magnet for many in the Caribbean seeking to profit from the sector. But with Guyana facing difficulties to export certain commodities, People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Presidential candidate Dr Irfaan Ali believes now is the time to knock down these trade barriers. Ali was at the time making an appearance on a local radio programme, where he was asked if he would be willing to consider giving the local Private Sector the same incentives enjoyed by foreign investors. He added that there…

Companies currently drilling for oil in Guyana have an obligation to ensure that mitigating oil spills is high on their agenda, while Government has a duty to scrutinise these plans. This view was expressed by Mark Kabierschke, the energy industry’s regional leader for Latin America at multinational insurance company, Willis Towers Watson. He was at the time speaking at the conclusion of an oil and gas insurance seminar recently. “In general, oil companies will have anything to do with pollution and oil spills, high up on their risk management and…

Non-tariff barriers that target Guyanese exports remain a sore issue for the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), with the Chamber questioning the relevance of the Caribbean Community (Caricom) when little help is forthcoming. This was related when the GCCI held a press conference at its Waterloo Street, Georgetown office on Wednesday, featuring executives and even a former President. GCCI Senior Vice President Timothy Tucker noted that the Chamber is at a point where it has to question the relevance of Caricom. According to Tucker, throughout the history of…

The Guyana Press Association (GPA) has come out in criticism of recent statements made by President David Granger, in which he said that State ads should be given to media houses based on fairness and balance. In a statement last Saturday, the GPA expressed disappointment in the President’s statements. The President’s statement was made during an interview on a local radio programme. However, this did not go down well with members of the media fraternity in Guyana. “The gist of the President’s remarks appears to be that the allocation of…