Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has assured that his ministry will continue to support the various Amerindian communities, in keeping with commitments made during engagements at the recently concluded National Toshaos Council Conference. Speaking during a recent interview, the minister stated that, “By the end of this year, we will set up 50 cages in […]
The Ninth Meeting of the CARICOM-United States (US) Trade and Investment Council was held today at the CARICOM Headquarters, Georgetown. Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud led the Guyana team to the meeting which addressed trade and investment issues pertaining Food Production, Labour, Good Regulatory Practices, Trade in Services and Intellectual Property. The US Delegation for the […]
-says ready to defend libel lawsuit The General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, staunchly defended his assertion that former Auditor General Anand Goolsarran lacked integrity while addressing the ongoing slander lawsuit brought against him by Goolsarran on Friday. Addressing the media at a press conference, Dr. Jagdeo reiterated his position, […]General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo underscored that the recently ended ‘Washington Conference’ which featured the main opposition party, the APNU+AFC failed miserably to achieve any of its objectives, and was ‘meaningless’ in the general scheme of politics locally. The general secretary was at the time restating his party’s position following […]
Mr. Glenn Lall has made several false claims in this article and also on his television program. Allow us to address them in a chronical order as follows: Our operation is inspected on a quarterly basis by GGMC. This inspection ranges from safety to environmental issues. There is no part of our operation that is […]
The Ministry of Labour’s attention was drawn through social media to the strike action by some workers (truck drivers) employed by Sinohydro Corporation Limited. The ministry immediately made contact with the company and invited them to a meeting to better understand the situation to address the grievances. Chief Labour Officer, Mr Dhaneshwar Deonarine and […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) Wednesday evening awarded 18 companies at the fourth edition of the National Quality Awards, at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston, Georgetown. Acting Director of Commerce at the Ministry of Tourism Industry and Commerce, Cameron Baird said a total of 105 companies applied to be part of National Quality Awards […]
Hundreds of families living in Potarinau and its satellite villages – Katu’ur and Bitoon, South Central Rupununi, Region Nine are accessing reliable and affordable electricity after receiving solar photovoltaic (PV) systems along with accessories over the weekend. In Katu’ur, approximately 45 households received while 355 families in Bitoon are benefitting from the government’s solar home […]
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has partnered with other agencies to establish a well-structured strategy to address and manage the surge in wildfires often referred to locally as grass fires. Speaking to the media on the sideline of an event on Thursday, Chief Fire Officer (ag) Gregory Wickham confirmed that there has been an […]
Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Thursday morning participated in a march pass parade to celebrate 66 years of the Guyana Fire Service (GFS).The parade, which kicked off from the Square of the Revolution, is also part of Fire Prevention Month 2023 themed: ‘For the Future of Our Nation, Practice Fire Safety and Prevention.’ Minister of […]