His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today met with a visiting delegation from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation (IFC)—a member of the World Bank Group—to discuss Guyana’s transformation agenda. The visiting high-level team was led by the World Bank’s Vice President responsible for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mr Carlos Felipe Jaramillo and […]
Approximately $80 million has been invested for the drilling of two wells in Region Seven, as the Ministry of Housing and Water aims to achieve 95 percent hinterland water coverage. Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal, who handed over the first contract in the community of Jawalla, stated that development will bring first-time […]
-specialist medical outreach held The Leguan Cottage Hospital in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) is now offering diagnostic services like computerised tomography (CT) scans to patients who require this form of medical analysis. Dr. Vishwa Mahadeo, Director General at the Ministry of Health, handed over an x-ray machine to the Region, during a visit […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has said the legislation for Guyana’s Natural Resources Fund (NRF) would be laid in Parliament before the end of this year. During a press conference on the first anniversary of his Administration, President Ali highlighted that the country’s oil fund is critical to safeguarding future generations of Guyanese. The […]
– MoU signed between Govt, UMAMI – construction to stat in six months The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Agriculture and the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UMAMI Incorporated for the construction of a multi-million dollar agro-processing facility in Black Bush Polder, Region Six. Construction […]
-Assures them that vision of ‘One Guyana’ will benefit all, create equal opportunities His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali this afternoon reaffirmed his Government’s position and intention of crafting and executing policies that will benefit all of Guyana. The Head of State and several members of his Cabinet met with a delegation from the Black Entrepreneurs […]
The National Assembly has passed the Adoption of Children (Amendment) Bill 2021 on Tuesday evening. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, MP, who laid the Bill, said adoption is a legal and permanent procedure that transfers the rights and responsibilities of parenting to those who are willing to adopt. The passage […]
– Reaffirms that Government’s transformative agenda will target all Guyanese His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that all Guyanese have a responsibility to improve the country for future generations, which is why the Government’s transformative agenda targets all citizens from every walk of life. The Head of State said that the idea is to promote development […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali says public servants will be receiving salary increases before the end of 2021. The President made this announcement during a press conference on Monday. “Let me assure you first of all though… that the public servants will receive salary increases before the end of the year, and it […]
Guyana is not looking to become an energy sector powerhouse in the Region, rather it aims to ensure that its oil wealth benefits the entire Caribbean Community (CARICOM). His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this commitment during a virtual press conference on Monday. He was responding to a question posed to him by a […]