Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony welcomes a medical outreach programme which will benefit 2,000 residents, including migrants in the Barima-Waini (Region One). The outreach is being organised by the Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana in collaboration with the Office of the First Lady, the United States Embassy, Guyana Medical Relief, the International Organization for […]
– at Pre-Summit for UN Food Systems Summit Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, MP, says in order for countries to ensure safe and nutritious foods remain accessible, food availability, access, utilisation, and stability must be addressed holistically. The Minister made this statement on Wednesday when he joined Ministers of Agriculture and other officials from around […]
The Ministry of Health is forced to respond to the continued, deliberate and reckless misinformation spread by Sherod Duncan. Sherod Duncan is an APNU/AFC MP and we urge the Leader of the Opposition to distant himself from the reckless misinformation that Duncan spews daily. Clearly, Duncan is dismayed that the PPP Government has been able […]
Some 15 persons from Kwakwani, Sub-district Two, Region Ten are benefiting from training in electrical installation spearheaded by the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT). At a meeting held at the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton MP, said the programmes are provided for everyone. “I want more women to […]
Farmers of the Buxton/Friendship, East Coast Demerara will soon benefit from much-needed upgrades to their communities’ drainage and irrigation system. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, MP, made this disclosure during a recent visit there. Over the past few months, the Minister has been engaging farmers’ groups in a bid to resuscitate and develop the villages […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), The Honourable Mark Phillips has said that the reintroduction of the “Because We Care” cash grant programme is a testament to the Government’s commitment to education development and to its ability to deliver on its promises. The Senior Government Official launched the distribution process for the grant today in Kwakwani, Upper Demerara […]
Parents and teachers across Region Three have expressed their gratitude to the Government for the reintroduction of the ‘Because We Care’ and the School Uniform and Supplies cash grants, which will see every child in the public school system receiving $19,000. On Monday, DPI spoke to several beneficiaries at the Zeeburg Secondary, Vergenoegen Secondary, Meten-Meer-Zorg […]
GOING BLUE FOR WORLD DROWNING PREVENTION DAY Message from the Minister of Health- Dr. Frank Anthony On April 28, 2021, the UN declared Sunday, July 25, as World Drowning Prevention Day. On July 25, Guyana joins countries around the world to observe the first World Drowning Prevention Day. Although most Guyanese and citizens across the […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill MP says some $30 million will be released to begin the first phase of the waterfront enhancement project at Wismar and Mackenzie in Linden, Region Ten. On Friday, the Minister engaged several stakeholders at the Watooka Guest House to identify works that could be undertaken to modernise the […]
-Min. Dharamlall visits Region 7 projects Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP, on Saturday visited several project sites in Bartica as part of the Government’s commitment to improve people’s lives and the communities countrywide. The Local Government Minister first visited the road construction project at Agatash, an Amerindian village a few […]