The PPP/C Government has exceeded its house lot target in under five years, with more than 50,000 lots already allocated countrywide. The distribution of the house lots has benefited individuals from various income brackets, empowering them through homeownership Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues made the disclosure during a housing outreach […]
The recent passage of the Oil Pollution Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Responsibility Bill 2025 marks a pivotal moment for Guyana’s environmental future. This legislation, which sets a national legal framework for managing oil spill risks and liabilities, is not merely a formality but an essential safeguard for our rapidly expanding oil and gas sector. Attorney […]
– Some 56,000 acres of land to become available for cash, rice and livestock farmers President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday unveiled a suite of transformative initiatives aimed at advancing Region Five’s agricultural sector during a meeting with farmers at the Mahaica Mahaicony Abary Agricultural Development Authority (MMA-ADA) compound. Hundreds of cash crop and […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips launched Guyana’s first Internet Exchange Point (GYIXP), which he described as “a significant achievement in Guyana’s journey towards a more connected and digitally inclusive society”. Prime Minister Phillips said that the establishment of GYIXP represents a crucial step in the country’s digital transformation, with wide-reaching impacts on […]
Guyana is set to take another major step towards environmental sustainability with the tenth National Clean-up Exercise, scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025. This flagship initiative of the PPP/C administration will mobilise communities across all ten administrative regions in a nationwide push for a cleaner, greener country. Spearheaded by the National Enhancement Committee, the exercise […]
Farmers now have the option to receive the fertiliser support either in kind or direct cash equivalent, based on their preference. This revised policy was announced by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during an outreach at the Albion Community Centre in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) on Thursday. For example, a farmer with 30 acres of […]
Confirming that his party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), is fully prepared to contest the upcoming national elections, General Secretary Dr Bharrat Jagdeo said he expects them to win the next elections “handsomely”. Dr Jagdeo made these remarks during his recent press conference at Freedom House on Thursday. “We’ll win the elections handsomely, and [it […]
The government is prepared to co-invest with sugar workers and fisherfolk to build stronger incomes and better livelihoods. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the revelation when he engaged sugar workers and fisherfolk at the Albion Community Ground in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne). Speaking to a large gathering on Thursday, the president said, “I don’t […]
The elections held by Venezuela to appoint a governor over Guyana’s Essequibo region were nothing but a desperate and fraudulent sham. This was the position of General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo as he spoke during his weekly press conference on Thursday. “Those elections were a failure by any standard. […]
With the Torch Hotel and the Sheraton Hotel being lit with the colors of the Golden Arrowhead, the Embassy of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana celebrated Guyana’s 59th Independence Anniversary in what was a magnificent display of the kaleidoscopic nature and beauty of Guyana. In attendance were the Minister of Labour Dr Ali bin Saeed […]