Government restores tax-free overtime pay for bauxite workers
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, announced earlier today, that government has reinstated the tax-free overtime concession for bauxite workers, which was cut by the former administration in 2007. "In 1988, Baux [...]
President green lights ‘Operation DRAGNET’ – aims to curb crime, respond to terrorism risks, border threats
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Public Security, has commenced its six-month crime fighting strategy "Operation DRAGNET" to clamp down on crime and to prepare Guyana to respond to any acts of [...]
No plans to ask ExxonMobil for advances – Minister Trotman
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 1, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment sector, Raphael Trotman, is refuting claims carried in a media report that Government plans [...]
Integrity, accountability must be the bedrock of operations at new Bartica gold board office – says Trotman at re-commissioning ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (November 30, 2015) Minister of Governance with responsibility for Natural Resources and the Environment Raphael Trotman today charged that integrity and accountability must be the hallmark of operations at the newly-re-commissio [...]