Approximately 750 students from Diamond and surrounding communities along the East Bank of Demerara will benefit from the construction of a new block at the Diamond Secondary School valued at $74 million The sod-turning ceremony for the new building was spearheaded by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Monday. The project will be undertaken by […]
By Lorenda Cuffie Given Guyana’s transformative landscape, the government recognises the need to modernise the education sector by allocating a large sum of money and crafting prudent policies to guarantee full access to quality education. From August 2023 to present, the Ministry of Education has executed a plethora of projects which continue to produce significant […]
The government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has been working to restart the operations of Troy Resources and Rusal in Guyana. The ministry has been consulting local and international companies firstly to explore recommencing operations at Troy Resources in the Karouni Mine, Region Seven. This is according to the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram […]
Monkey Mountain and its satellite villages in Region Eight will witness significant transformation with the injection from the government of $42 million more to support transformative initiatives. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali underscored the substantial nature of these investments when he engaged residents on Wednesday. The head of state announced that $5 million will be […]
As part of efforts to improve the delivery of health services in the hinterland, the Monkey Mountain Health Centre in Region Eight will be connected to the telemedicine service by Saturday. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali shared this exciting development with residents during a community meeting on Wednesday. “Your health centre will now be connected […]
The Ministry of Health will be organising a massive medical outreach for Monkey Mountain, an Amerindian village in the North Pakaraimas, Region Eight. Within the next two weeks, the residents of Monkey Mountain will have access to an extensive range of medical services. This initiative was announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during an […]
A licence will soon be issued to the six companies that bade for eight of Guyana’s oil blocks within the country’s shallow and deep-water areas, as the Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) has been officially finalised. This was disclosed by the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, during a media conference on Wednesday, at the Guyana […]
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud on Tuesday met with residents in several communities along the East Coast corridor, to address social issues and offer the ministry’s services. The meetings were held at the Better Hope Community Center Ground, Success Ballfield, and La Bonne Intention (LBI) Community Center Ground. While engaging […]
The Uitvlugt Sugar Estate, Region Three will receive a long boom excavator within two weeks to undertake critical infrastructural works which will increase access to the cane fields, benefitting many cane farmers. This was announced by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, during a meeting with farmers at the sugar factory on Wednesday. While responding to the […]
The first batch of 50 residents from Uitvlugt, along the West Coast of Demerara, will soon begin poultry production to become self-sufficient, following the launch of a poultry programme on Wednesday. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said persons will receive 50-100 broilers or black giant chickens from the Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) to increase […]