−field hospital to provide additional capacity The second floor of the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, has been outfitted with pipe oxygen to provide additional support in the event of further COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalisation. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, made the revelation during the daily COVID-19 update on Wednesday. […]
His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali today reaffirmed Guyana’s commitment to gaining international reparations for the crime of African enslavement and said that those reparations must go beyond an apology. The Guyanese President made the reaffirmation at a high-level meeting to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action that was held […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) is conducting a two-day training session for Block Makers who are members of the Guyana Society for the Blind, through a partnership with the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). During the training on September 22 and 23, 2021, the small entrepreneurs will learn about the requirements of […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has pledged that his Government will work to eradicate all forms of racism. The Guyanese Head of State made this commitment, on Wednesday, at the High-Level Meeting to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action, hosted under the theme “Reparations, racial justice and equality […]
His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and several members of his Government today held a productive meeting with the Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Mr Luis Almagro. A number of matters were highlighted by the Guyanese officials in the meeting held at the Office of the Permanent Mission to Guyana in New York. Among them […]
Works on the new well at Lusignan, East Coast Demerara are progressing as planned despite some minor setbacks, as the works are almost complete. Upon completion, approximately 4,000 residents within a catchment area between, Good Hope to Annandale will be accessing water at a desired level. Earlier today Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal […]
—VP Jagdeo to lead Guyana’s delegation to West African nation in October His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali and his Ghanaian counterpart, H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today held fruitful discussions and agreed to work closer together. High on the agenda is a visit by a Guyanese delegation led by Vice President, the Honourable Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, is reminding members of the public that they could face prosecution if they are caught breaching any of the COVID-19 protective measures. During his COVID-19 update on Tuesday, Dr. Anthony said persons who should be in home isolation after testing positive for the Coronavirus, but are still out […]
Visit Rupununi, Guyana’s only regional destination management organisation, has been in existence for six years, providing information about the culture, events, attractions, operators, services and special offers in the Rupununi. The person behind this distinct tourism agency is a 39-year-old woman of indigenous heritage, Ms. Candace Phillips. Ms. Phillips was born in the Region One […]
The second 12-member multi-stakeholder group of the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was launched on Monday, at the Main Street office of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The group is responsible for implementing the standard of the global EITI, ensuring Guyana’s extractive sectors are managed transparently. The appointees from civil society are Nicholas Fredericks, […]