South-Central Rupununi villages in Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) are set to receive a boost, with black tanks, agricultural support and additional interventions aimed at strengthening the region. The president announced these measures on Friday, as he engaged with residents of Potarinau and neighbouring villages. Some 25 black tanks will be handed over to affected […]
Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai, and her team travelled the North Rupununi, located in Region Nine, on Friday to spread Easter joy to scores of children through a kite distribution exercise. The distribution exercise started in Annai Central, continued in Wowetta, Rupertee, Aranaputa, and Massara and concluded in the evening in the village of […]
Residents of Karaudarnau and surrounding areas in Region Nine will benefit from several developmental projects being carried out in the areas of road infrastructure, healthcare services, educational infrastructure, agriculture, and other services, this year. This was underscored by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali when several pronouncements were made at a meeting in Karaudarnau, on Friday. […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali joined Christian worshippers at the Revealed Word Christian Centre on Friday morning for their Good Friday Service, where he underlined the importance of love, kindness, and compassion in the lives of all Guyanese as they move forward in a modern Guyana. The president spoke of the importance of Good Friday […]
General Secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has assured that increased oil and gas production in Guyana will not make the country a carbon bomb. He reiterated that Guyana will remain a carbon sink in response to Journalist Stephen Sackur in his feature of Guyana on HARDtalk, a current affairs interview […]
Residents of Castello Housing Scheme, Albouystown, and surrounding communities in West La Penitence will soon benefit from significant infrastructural works targeted at enhancing their communities, in keeping with the government’s sustainable developmental course. This assurance was provided by Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo during community meetings in Castello Housing Scheme and Albouystown on Thursday. […]
Following another visit by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali to the Meadowbank Wharf in Georgetown, the area will undergo additional improvements as part of the government’s efforts to enhance the working environment for those plying their trade. President Ali accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday, embarked on an early-morning visit to the […]
Acknowledging the potential threat posed by Venezuela’s actions to national security President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali stated that Guyana is welcoming while utilising an international coalition for support, in case the situation escalates. President Ali was at the time speaking during an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Many organisations and governments have signalled […]
Peoples Progressive Party’s (PPP) General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said the government will be conducting a Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the various killings during the crime wave that started in 2002 until 2003. He voiced the government’s position in response to media operatives who questioned the government’s willingness to conduct a COI, as recommended […]
Allegations that the government is paying foreign workers far more than the local public sector were dismissed by the Peoples Progressive Party’s (PPP) General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, who holds the vice presidency portfolio within the current administration. During a press conference on Thursday, Dr Jagdeo clarified that the salaries for foreign workers are on […]