The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken note of two erroneous articles in the Kaieteur News. The first article was published on Saturday, July 10, 2021, under the headline, “EPA replaces new guidelines with outdated model 6 days before asking ExxonMobil to do EIA for US$900M gas to energy project,” and the second, Wednesday, July 14, […]
Scores of parents along the Pomeroon River on Thursday braved the inclement weather to receive the Government’s much- anticipated ‘Because We Care’ and school uniform and supplies $19,000 cash grants. The exercise was officially launched in the Region on July 14, and will see over 11 thousand students benefitting from $225 million. Minister of […]
Minister of Education, Hon. Priya Manickchand MP says there will be no discrimination in the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant programme, as each child in the public school system will benefit. The Minister was speaking on the second day of her three-day distribution exercise in the Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two). “Whether you’re African, Chinese, Indo-Guyanese, […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal MP told residents of Linden, Region Ten that there is no need to illegally occupy state lands, as the Government will deliver on its promise to create housing opportunities for all Guyanese. Minister Croal led a two-day housing drive to the Region on Tuesday, where some 400 house […]
as Agri Ministry signs $115 M in contracts The Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday signed some $115 million in contracts to boost the sector, $26 million of which will go towards the rehabilitation of the Rosehall factory. Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha MP, said the contracts represent the Government’s commitment to the people. “This is a […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat MP on Wednesday encouraged residents of Lima Sands, Mainstay and Tapakuma Lake in Region Two to make good use of the Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant. The Government began the distribution of the $15, 000 cash grant on Wednesday, as well as the $4,000 school uniform and supplies […]
− renovation to be completed soon Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP says a new theatre will be established at the Cheddi Jagan Dental School to facilitate more surgical operations. The Minister visited the institution on Wednesday to inspect the ongoing rehabilitation works. “I had a first-hand look at what they are doing here, […]
Minister Mustapha says studies to be conducted for the construction of massive relief canals in vulnerable areas In an effort to maximise its performance and increase the country’s drainage and irrigation capacity, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) today commissioned seven (7) excavators. These excavators which were supplied by Farm Supplies Limited at a […]
─ to aid flood relief efforts The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) on Tuesday received some $500,000 worth of purification tablets from Baker Hughes Guyana Inc., to further boost the national flood relief efforts. The items were handed over to CDC’s Deputy Director General, Major Loring Benons at a simple ceremony held at the commission’s headquarters, […]
Some $29.2 million has been allocated for the rehabilitation of the Parika market, bringing a new wave of development to the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three). Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP facilitated the signing of the contract between VAL’S Construction and his Ministry on Tuesday. “This is part of our […]