Guinea-Bissau government raises taxes in 2021
Lusa - Guinea-Bissau - 16/12/2020
he majority of MPs present in the Parliament of Guinea Bissau on Wednesday approved in general the State Budget for 2021 presented by the Government, led by Nuno Gomes Nabiam, which foresees a tax increase for the population.
The State Budget was approved with 54 MPs…
Guinea-Bissau: UN peacebuilding office to close as new political crisis emerges
Lusa - Guinea-Bissau - 10/12/2020
The United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) is to close its mission in Bissau on 31 December, 21 years after the first such office was first created, amid signs that the country is set to enter a new political crisis.
Set up following…
Guinea Bissau: Portuguese prime minister to make state visit before Christmas
Lusa - Guinea Bissau - 09/12/2020
The Portuguese Prime Minister, António Costa, is making an official visit to Guinea Bissau between 19 and 20 December, the office of the head of the Guinean government, Nuno Gomes Nabiam, announced on Wednesday in a note published on social networks.
The announcement was…
US imposes visa restrictions on four Portuguese-speaking countries
Plataforma - Macau - 25/11/2020
Entry guarantees can reach US $ 15,000
The citizens of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe will have to pay a guarantee of between five thousand and 15 thousand US dollars to be able to visit the United States, advances the portal Voa…
President of Guinea-Bissau received by Marcelo defends "special partnership" with Portugal
Lusa - Portugal - 08/10/2020
Today Sissoco Embaló started an official visit to Portugal. At the end of the meeting with his counterpart, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, at the Palace of Belém, in Lisbon, the Guinean head of state asked for more support from Portugal, in terms of cooperation
The President…
IMF forgives debt of Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome for another six months
Plataforma - Portugal - 08/10/2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a second six-month installment of debt service relief for 28 of the world’s poorest countries. These include Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe.
With this measure, which follows an identical one…
Africa exceeds 1.5 million cases of infection
Lusa - Portugal - 04/10/2020
The black continent has exceeded 1.5 million infected with covid-19 in the last 24 hours and recorded an additional 110 deaths, bringing the number of deaths to 36,614, according to the latest data on the pandemic in Africa
According to the African Union’s Disease…
New Portuguese ambassador in Bissau committed to improving “excellent” relations
Lusa - Guiné-Bissau - 29/09/2020
The new Portuguese ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, José Rui Caroço, today presented the credential letters to the Guinean President, Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
“I had the opportunity to reiterate the commitment of the Portuguese authorities to continue, deepen, improve…
UN wants sanctions for those who disturb the political order in Guinea-Bissau
Lusa - Guinea-Bissau - 01/09/2020
UN Secretary-General António Guterres admitted the possibility of imposing sanctions on people who are disturbing the constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau and called for the creation of a group of experts to analyze the situation on the ground.
The recommendation is…
Guinea will create a Constitutional Court that will empower the President of the Republic
Lusa - Guinea-Bissau - 31/08/2020
Guinea-Bissau’s constitutional revision project proposal provides for the creation of a Constitutional Court, which will empower the President of the Republic
In the draft revision of the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau, delivered last week to the Guinean President…