The government has moved to address environmental and traffic hazards that are posing significant risks to residents of East Coast Demerara (ECD). Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo revealed that due to massive infrastructure investment projects ongoing in the area, the volume of construction material, including sand and loam, passing through […]
– IMF report Guyana is charting a new path of economic transformation, with record-breaking gross domestic product (GDP) growth driven by oil production, rising non-oil output, and public investment initiatives. According to an International Monetary Fund report published on Wednesday, Guyana recorded the world’s highest real GDP growth rate, averaging 47 per cent per year […]
Almost 90 per cent of the hinterland population now has access to a good-quality secondary education. This is according to Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Tuesday. Rodrigues-Birkett was at the time responding to questions and recommendations raised at the 49th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva, Switzerland. […]
Residents of Leguan Island in Region Three welcome the extensive infrastructural works recently completed, which have transformed 17 kilometres of main mud roads to durable asphalt surfaces. The upgrades executed by the Ministry of Public Works’ Special Project Unit (SPU) involved the laying of over 9,600 tonnes of asphalt. On Wednesday, Minister of Public Works, […]
The government is developing a plan to regularise the informal settlement at Block SS in North Sophia, Greater Georgetown, to provide a better living environment for over 100 residents. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water Susan Rodrigues made the revelation following a thorough assessment of the area on Tuesday. She said occupancy in […]
Guyana continues to advance its human rights commitments through policies promoting inclusion, participation, transparency and accountability, as well as access to justice, housing, health and education, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, told the United Nations Human Rights Council this week. Speaking at the 49th Session of the Universal Periodic Review in Geneva […]
The government will invest $2.2 billion to construct a brand-new water treatment plant at Adventure in Region Six. Construction works on the treatment facility are scheduled to be completed in 2026. It will benefit approximately 5,000 people from Tain to Number 50 Villages when it is complete. Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal made […]
The government handed over more than 5,000 body cameras to the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Tuesday to improve efficiency and transparency in its day-to-day operations. The move also seeks to modernise the police force and promote confidence and trust in communities countrywide. The body cameras will enable the officers to record digital audio and […]
For many years, the Machushi Amerindians of Karasabai in the South Pakaramais have longed for legal ownership over the vast savannahs and forests they called home for generations. After five years of uncertainty, that dream finally became a reality during the 2024 National Toshaos Council (NTC) Conference hosted in Georgetown at the Arthur Chung Conference […]
Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Tuesday rigorously defended the country’s efforts to tackle issues relating to human rights. Birkett was at the time leading a team that responded to questions and recommendations raised at the OHCHR-UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, Switzerland. Guyana is among fourteen […]