The Campbellville Secondary School is set to undergo a significant transformation with the construction of a new teaching block, valued at $143.9 million. On Tuesday morning the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand visited the site where she turned the sod for the new building. The new teaching block will feature eight classrooms, two sanitary […]
Yesterday, the Minister of Health, Honourable Dr Frank Anthony, accompanied by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Honourable Sonia Parag, commissioned the District No.10 Lakeville Health Centre in Region Five. This facility is expected to benefit persons within the community and surrounding areas. The newly constructed health centre, valued at $46 million, is […]
The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) now has 12 data analysts and eight certified drone pilots after completing a one-year programme aimed at revitalising the rice industry by introducing drone technology to monitor production better. The programme saw over 350 farmers benefitting from their expertise from the completed programme sponsored by the GRDB, Food and […]
The Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond has indicated that Hopetown or Chinatown, an abandoned Chinese settlement in the Kamuni Creek, could be preserved for Tourism purposes. Chinatown as it is commonly called was established as a settlement for Chinese indentured laborers after their contracts ended. Minister Walrond and the Ambassador of the […]
By: Lorenda Cuffie The government has been leading the upliftment of Guyanese through its massive homeownership drive nationwide. Since coming into office in August 2020, the PPP/C Administration committed to fast-tracking homeownership, after realising there was a sloth in the delivery of house-lots in the preceding five years. As such, a plan was crafted and […]
Chairpersons of the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) and Public Service Appellate Tribunal (PSAT) were sworn in by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at his Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Georgetown office, on Monday. Dr Nanda Gopaul was sworn in as PUC’s chairman while Justice Beasraj Singh Roy is the new chairman of PSAT. Other members of PSAT […]
Villages across Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) will be transformed as the government intends to roll out the revolutionary high-speed internet, low-earth orbiting platform initiative in the region very soon, a commitment made by the government in its 2020-2025 manifesto. Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips who holds overall responsibility for the information and communications technology (ICT) […]
Over 63,000 residents along the Coastland will have improved access to treated water after Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) inked about $250 million in contracts to commence infrastructure works on 14 small water treatment plants in Regions Four, Five and Six. The signing ceremony, held last Friday at GWI’s Corporate Office on Vlissengen Road and Church […]
The government is providing financial support to assist 104 children between Enmore and Ann’s Grove along the East Coast corridor, participating in the Summer Learning Programme, enabling them to enjoy their graduation ceremony on August 9. Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs and Information, Kwame McCoy visited the […]
In light of the government’s focus on maintaining a clean and healthy environment, the Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, underscored that strict enforcement measures will soon be implemented to curb the improper disposal of garbage around the capital city. Minister Indar addressed several business support organisation representatives at the Private Sector […]