─ Region Four RHO urges them to seek medical advice Persons with pre-existing health conditions are not fully exempted from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, as this may provide a layer of necessary protection against the deadly disease, which has claimed the lives of hundreds locally and millions worldwide. Regional Health Officer (RHO) of Region Four, […]
In Demerara-Mahaica (Region Four), 77.3 per cent of the adult population have taken their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 40.8 per cent of them are fully inoculated, meaning that they would have received both doses of the vaccine. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, on Monday, during the […]
For almost 20 years, Ms. Janki Singh has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to receive a house lot to become a homeowner. Her wait will soon be over following a commitment by Minister within Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, MP, during her recent outreach in Region Six. Janki explained that in 1999, she […]
Residents of several communities in Region Four will benefit from an improved water supply as the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) Is set to drill six new wells in communities along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and in Providence, East Bank Demerara. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, MP, in a recent interview with the Department of […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, said the new high-span Demerara River Bridge will be an infrastructural and environmental improvement to the current structure, which has long outlived its life span. Dr. Ali was responding to questions from the local press on Friday, regarding the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision not carry out an Environmental […]
The community of Circuitville, located along the Soesdyke/Linden Highway, is set to soon benefit from electricity for the first time. Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, MP, made the commitment on Sunday, when he joined villagers in their annual heritage month celebration at the community’s ground. Minister Indar noted that the […]
– Says the use of GDP per capita for developing nations is inadequate His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali on Friday said that Guyana fully supports the development of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI) to aid Small Island Developing States (SIDS), since the current system of using GDP per capita is inadequate. He gave his support via […]
Eighteen members of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) received their certificates and a badge on Saturday when they graduated from the COPSQUAD2000 initiative that was launched last month by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud. Through COPSQUAD, at least one officer at every police station across the country will receive specialized […]
“We can choose to hate or we can choose to love” Such were the sentiments expressed by the Honorable Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water. The Minister was at the time addressing Sophia residents at “A Peaceful and Sustainable Guyana” seminar organized by the Junior Chamber International-Guyana (JCI), as part of […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said foreigners are, in large part, making use of the opportunities available in Guyana by capitalising on the same system Guyanese people often complain about. The Vice President believes that Guyanese must not allow a culture of complaining to make them lose sight of the billions of United States (US) […]