To provide increased support for crucial sectors of Guyana’s economy, the National Assembly gave the green light to two financial papers, totalling over $40 billion in supplementary funding. The Assembly convened at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on Friday to approve these measures. Financial Paper 1 was seeking approval for supplementary estimates (current) for […]
–as Govt given the green light by Parliament for over $40B Supplementary Funding With the country’s economy continuing to expand at a rapid pace and transformation being visible throughout Guyana as construction projects continue with many nearing completion and the agriculture and tourism sectors especially growing, Guyana’s National Assembly today approved over $40 Billion in […]
Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues underscored that the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry’s (GBTI) Home Start Advantage Savings Account provides Guyanese another opportunity to plan their homeownership. She made the remarks on Friday during the official launch of GBTI’s Home Start Advantage Savings Account at the International Building Expo […]
August 9 represents a significant stride in the international community, as this date marks the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations. This day marks, a momentous step in history and a significant stride in indigenous people’s development and advocacy across the world and is commemorated by Indigenous people and […]
Today, the Ministry of Health’s Chronic Disease Unit, in collaboration with the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA), hosted its second Farm Day activity for children and young adolescents living with Type 1 diabetes. This event, which took place at the GSA’s Auditorium in Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara, had approximately one hundred and fifty (150) […]
The grand International Building Expo 2024 embodies a culture of sustainable practices that drives economic and cohesive growth within the country. This was robustly disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Sherwyn Greaves on Thursday evening at the expo’s opening. “This year’s […]
The National Assembly has greenlighted contingency fund advances totalling over $8.5 billion for agencies under the Office of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Agriculture, for April 1 to July 30, 2024. Contingency funds are created to help cope with any unforeseen circumstances. The financial paper No. 1 of 2024 was proposed by the […]
– works to commence soon on 500 homesteads President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that the design layout is expected to be available within two weeks for the innovative Homestead Programme for single mothers along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway where works will commence soon on 500 homes. He was at the time delivering remarks at […]
The first phase of the renovation of the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall is slated to be completed at the end of September. This was revealed by Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, during Friday’s sitting of the National Assembly. Several components of the first phase have already been completed, including the plumbing […]
Since the PPP/C took office in 2020, development of the human resources became a priority. Through its flagship Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme, thousands of Guyanese have received opportunities to study at universities across the globe. Nine Guyanese were awarded scholarships to study in China for five years. It included programmes such […]