Stakeholders call UG’s fiscal allocation a drop in the ocean

The ailing University of Guyana (UG), which has been the site and subject of much controversy recently has been earmarked to receive $900 million from government this year, which stakeholders said is ‘a drop in the ocean’.

Presenting the national budget in Parliament on Friday, Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, said also that $80 million has been allocated this year for UG’s US$10 million Science and Technology Project, towards the commencement of curriculum reform, research support,