The inherent characteristics of Region Two naturally attract tourism activities, making it an automatic magnet for such endeavours. This was the sentiment shared by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, while delivering the keynote address at the official opening of the Mainstay Motocross Park on Saturday. […]
While Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips welcomes the apology by the descendants of John Gladstone, a former British plantation owner, he is also calling for an apology and reparations from both the Dutch and British Governments, since various ethnic groups, specifically Africans have suffered by the hands of these colonisers. The prime minister met […]
To expand its mandate to protect and conserve Guyana’s natural ecosystems, the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) on Saturday opened a new office at 56 Commercial Block, Lethem, Region Nine. The $60 million office is established as one of the measures to strengthen the commission’s ability to monitor and carry out preservation activities in the nearby […]
The collaboration between the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and the Evergreen/Paradise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) will see several residents of Westburg and Dartmouth in Region Two receiving the skills and knowledge required to become licenced mechanics. The four-month motor vehicle servicing and repairs training programme was launched earlier last week. The […]
As part of its ambitious housing solutions for Guyanese, the government has strategically designed regulations to make access to financing easy, while providing resources and incentives. Since assuming office in August 2020, the Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali–led Administration has engaged experts, investors, and contractors within the public and private sectors, locally and internationally, to execute […]
Billions of dollars have been invested to upgrade existing housing schemes across the country, as government remains dedicated to ensuring that every Guyanese realises the dream of owning a home. Government awarded four contracts earlier this year for a combined sum of $2.11 billion to commence construction on the first 109 acres of the 3,000-acre […]
Some 33 residents of Region Two are participating in the electrical installation and joinery skills training programmes, being offered by the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT), at the 8th of May Secondary School, in Dartmouth. A total of 18 persons are undergoing the electrical installation course, while the remaining 15 are being […]
Government continues to develop a framework that supports local and international investors in Guyana. According to Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, organisations like the American Chamber of Commerce Guyana (AMCHAM), help to create a foundation conducive to international investment, while also providing platforms for budding entrepreneurs to develop. As such, he said government will […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, along with a technical team from the ministry and regional officials, on Saturday engaged a number of residents of Cotton Tree and Bushlot, Region Five on the benefits of farming, as well as the government’s agriculture policy and plans. During the engagement, the minister encouraged persons to take up farming, […]
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Legal Affairs launched consultations for the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006 in St. Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday. The Amerindian Act of 2006 governs the collective rights of Amerindian people. In the year 2006 when the act was drafted a nationwide consultation was conducted, […]