June 16, 2022 – https://newsroom.gy/
After two years of discussing an increase in the minimum wage of private sector employees from G$44,200 to G$60,000, President Dr Irfaan Ali on Thursday evening announced that it has been approved by the cabinet. This increase to G$60,00 is approximately US$300 per month at the exchange rate of 200-1.
“Cabinet has agreed with the recommendation of the tripartite committee and that is, we are in support of the minimum wage, that is, the $60,000…” President Ali said while addressing the 74th commemoration of the Enmore Martyrs.
The minimum wage was increased to G$44,200 in 2017 from G$35,000. Continue reading
Guyana Elections: Dr. Yesu Persaud wants to see change urges Constitution reform
Dr. Yesu Persaud wants to see change urges Constitution reform
April 19, 2015 | By KNews | Filed Under News
Dr. Yesu Persaud
One of the country’s most prominent businessmen, Dr. Yesu Persaud, believes that the time has come for a change and for the country’s Constitution to be reformed.
Dr. Yesu Persaud, who built the Demerara Distillers Limited into a powerhouse with its world renowned, award winning El Dorado rum line and soft drinks and created Demerara Bank and the Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED), has been critical for some time about the Constitution which he argued gives the Government too much power without accountability.
In return, he has also been scathingly criticized by the ruling People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) for his comments. Continue reading →
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