Guyana earned approximately $1.3 billion from the production of brackish water shrimp for the period between January to November 2023. This is due to the government’s heavy focus on increased food production and economic growth. The government has created policies to build on current programmes and provide cutting-edge, technology-based initiatives to further improve the […]
The Ministry of Health is currently in the process of evaluating 16 bids submitted by companies interested in designing, supplying, and installing an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. This will allow technology to be implemented into the local health system and is being financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). In September 2023, the Ministry […]
Cemetery Road and Conversation Tree Road are expected to be completed this month with the deadline being extended once again. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill warned that if the important thoroughfares are not completed within the newly revised timeline, contracts will be terminated and awarded to a ‘dedicated contractor or the Special Project […]
The construction of extensive drainage canals in Regions Five and Six is scheduled to commence within two weeks, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. “Now, before or by the end of February 2024 we will also see a number of megastructures being built across the canal in the two regions,” the minister said. […]
– Minister Dr Ashni Singh now responsible for Public Service Minister Sonia Parag is set to assume the portfolio of Local Government and Regional Development Minister, President Dr Irfaan Ali announced on Tuesday during a live broadcast on his Facebook page. Minister Parag currently heads the Ministry of Public Service and according to President Ali, […]
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has outlined comprehensive plans for a significant increase in budgetary spending within the security sector this year, placing particular emphasis on bolstering the capabilities of the Guyana Defense Force (GDF). In a televised interview on Sunday, December 31, 2023, President Ali stated that the goal is not only to enhance […]
The Ministry of Labour has recovered some $69 million on behalf of employees about various employment matters in 2023. Last year, the Ministry’s Department of Labour received 912 complaints from employees concerning issues including termination benefits, annual leave, unlawful deductions from salaries, and overtime payments. Of that total, the ministry has resolved some 85 % […]
There has been a significant decline in the waiting time that patients spend at the Accident and Emergency Unit (A&E) of the Georgetown Public Hospital while the number of patient referrals have significantly increased in 2023. Speaking at the hospital’s end-of-year press conference, the Head of the Accident and Emergency department Dr. Zulfikar Bux noted […]
As the production of high-value crops continues to generate more employment and revenue aimed to fast-track Guyana’s growth, some $25.4 million was earned under the Agriculture Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme (AIEP) as of December 2023. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, disclosed this during the ministry’s year-end press conference, on Saturday, December 30, 2023. The programme, […]
The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) has qualified 3,335 persons from across the country in 50 occupational areas from the $488 million allocated in 2023. This was disclosed by Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, during the ministry’s end-of-year press conference on Tuesday. Minister Hamilton underlined, “Of that total, we trained 154 persons […]