Mabaruma in Region One will soon have its own Deeds and Commercial Registry office, providing crucial services to residents for the first time. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, made the announcement during an outreach on Monday. The minister said the Deeds and Commercial Registry is a very crucial element […]
-16 streets to be constructed, rehabilitated Residents and farmers from Victoria, East Coast Demerara will soon benefit from several agricultural interventions such as the clearing of farmlands and drainage and irrigation (D&I) works. These interventions are aimed at increasing food productivity. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha made these commitments during a farmers’ meeting in the […]
Some 1,401 persons from households in Cove and John to Nooten Zuil, along the East Coast of Demerara have so far taken filaria pills. The initiative is part of the Ministry of Health’s Mass Drug Administration campaign to eliminate filaria in Regions Three and Four. This was disclosed by the Nurse in charge of the […]
Malteenos Sports Club launched a cricket academy where 70 youths will participate in an intensive cricket training programme. At the launch, Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson Jr, underscored the importance of fusing academics with sport. “I want to transfer this now to your academics. Don’t think today that you can succeed in […]
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) came alive Sunday afternoon, as Guyana welcomed home its women’s cricket team that performed exceptionally, copping the Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Female Under-19 T20 title in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago. The celebration was filled with loud cheers, and dances, with Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, […]
President Dr Mohamed Ali has announced the allocation of almost $1.5 billion to rehabilitate several community roads in Recht-door-Zee, Westminster, and Onderneeming in Region Three. The head of state spoke of the developments when he spearheaded a walkabout exercise in several communities in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara district on Sunday morning. “[Its] an investment of […]
Guyana and Peru have pledged to increase cooperation in the areas of energy, food security and climate change. Recently, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud met with the Peruvian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Peter Camino in Lima where they discussed specific areas of ties between the governments and peoples of Guyana and Peru. The government […]
To continue to foster academic achievement within the community of Mocha/Arcadia along the East Bank Corridor, a literacy summer camp was launched on Saturday. The Mocha Forward Group Summer Literacy Camp 2024 was launched at the Mocha Primary School and saw scores of children and their parents attending to sign up for the programme. Sessions […]
– PM Phillips assures Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips held an impromptu meeting at the Watooka Guest House in Linden with key stakeholders to address the severe flooding in Region 10 (Upper Demerara-Berbice). During this meeting, he assured local and regional entities of the government’s readiness to collaborate and provide support to tackle the […]
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali conducted a walkabout exercise in Zeelugt (Old Scheme and Railway View) and Meten-Meer-Zorg, Region Three, on Saturday. Several issues were addressed in those areas, including roads and drainage infrastructure and security. In Zeelugt, the president upbraided regional engineers and contractors for the slow pace of road and bridge construction works […]