Daily Archives: November 27, 2017
Queens Park, Pizza Hut GCC are Diamond Mineral Water Hockey champsThe climax of the Diamond Mineral Water Indoor Hockey Festival saw another outstanding display of hockey skills by Queens Park...
North Georgetown takes early lead at ‘Nationals’By Treiston Joseph Fourteen-time champions North Georgetown (District 11), as is usually the case, got their regular jump start by...
Budget 2018 is most disastrous – JagdeoOpposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo has described the 2018 National Budget as the most disastrous he has ever seen, noting that...
BUDGET 2018: $267.1B Budget tabled in National AssemblyMinister of Finance, Winston Jordan today tabled the 2018 National Budget totalling $267.1B, a 7.1 percent increase over the revised...
BUDGET 2018: Amnesty granted to all taxpayersIn his Budget 2018 presentation, Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan announced that government has decided to grant amnesty to “all...
BUDGET 2018: VAT on education services removedThe Government has taken a decision to remove Value Added Tax (VAT) from the provision of all educational services, effective January 01,...
BUDGET 2018: $500 increase for pensioners in 2018The government has announced a $500 increase in old age pension, effective January 1, 2018. Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan...
BUDGET 2018: Private employees to get tax-free vacation allowanceMinister of Finance, Winston Jordan has announced that employees in the private sector will be able to enjoy tax-free vacation...
BUDGET 2018: Gov’t to purchase second Mammography machineThe government will be moving to purchase a second mammography machine next year in order to boost its capacity to...
BUDGET 2018: $30.7B for security sectorUnder the sub-heading ‘Safeguarding Pubic Security, Rebuilding Public Trust’, the National Budget for 2018, which was presented by Finance Minister...
Gov’t sees 8.7% increase in revenue; 11.8% increase in expenditureGovernment’s revenue through taxes and other means at the end of this year is expected to reach $192.7 billion, an...
BUDGET 2018: Lethem to get int’l aerodromeThe Lethem airstrip will be upgraded into a regional hub and international aerodrome, in order to receive flights originating from...





