Guyana has made strides in reducing the number of workplace fatalities, recording a 37 per cent decline in last four years. However, 2024 has been challenging, recording more deaths than the previous three years. In 2020, there were 32 workplace deaths; in 2021, the number deceased to 27 deaths and then in 2022, there were […]
– Exposes opposition’s shortcoming in petroleum governance The Government of Guyana has unwavering dedication to ensuring good governance and transparency of country’s petroleum industry, while giving prominence to the slew of measures taken to correct its previous state of affairs. The Ministry of Natural Resources on Sunday released a comprehensive comparison, exposing previous APNU+AFC Administration’s […]
The Guyana Girl Guide Association (GGGA) on Saturday celebrated its 100th anniversary of its continuous work of empowering girls and young women in the country. Since the forming of the GGGA in 1924, it has since established girl scouts’ groups in Regions Two, Three, Four, and just recently in Region Nine. The long-standing association is […]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, has once again emphasised how intriguing it is that some media outlets consistently repeat, without any effort to ascertain the truth of the assertions, the accusations made by the opposition members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) regarding its meetings. The minister made these remarks in a […]
Ultrasound services will now be offered to residents of Annai, Karasabai, Aishalton and Sand Creek in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo), eliminating the need for residents to travel to Lethem to access such service. During his visit to the Rupununi region on Friday, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony formally handed over the units to […]
History was made on Friday as the first batch of newly trained Nursing and Pharmacy Assistants have graduated in Lethem, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) after completing a rigorous theoretical and practical training programme. Some 27 Pharmacy and 31 Nursing Assistants successfully completed the programme and will soon be posted to the various health centres […]
– ensuring sustainable supply for over 2000 resident Due to prolonged dry spells, many water systems in Region Nine have depleted, prompting the government to expand water infrastructure to ensure a sustainable supply of potable water to communities. Minister within the Ministry of Housing, and Water, Susan Rodrigues is currently in n the region commissioning […]
The construction of the new Schoonord to Crane four-lane highway is set to be completed by June, significantly alleviating traffic congestion for thousands of commuters on the West Bank and West Coast of Demerara. This overall project, which is being executed to the tune of about $15.1 billion, is about 70 per cent complete. Minister […]
The tourism and hospitality sector in Region Six will soon be boosted after 28 residents benefitted from first-time ‘Delivery of Quality Service Training’ over the past two days organised by the Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce. The training was conducted by GTA’s Training and Tourism Development Officer, Chetnauth […]
-$15M well drilled to benefit over 1000 residents More than 1000 residents in the village of Aishalton, situated in the Deep South Rupununi of Region Nine, are set to benefit from a new water distribution system, with an investment totalling $38.8 million. The well, costing $15 million, has already been drilled, and work will soon […]