All thirteen pump stations in Georgetown are effectively working to drain water off the land, caused by heavy rainfall being experienced during the current rainy season. This was assured by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday, while he inspected the pump stations at Ruimveldt and Sussex Street. “Drainage will be effective in the […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS), this week added two new clients to its certification programmes. On Tuesday, June 06, 2023, Midway Specialty Care Centre Guyana Laboratory was certified to the National Standard GYS 170:2021 – “General requirements for the operation of a laboratory”. Laboratory Director Dr. Kamela Bemaul-Sukhu received the certificate on behalf […]
More young Guyanese are being afforded the opportunity to partake in Guyana’s business sector, with the expansion of the Youth Entrepreneurship Programme being launched in secondary schools nationwide. This year, the Small Business Bureau (SBB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Education will be rolling out the programme to 15 schools countrywide at the Grade […]
Construction works are being accelerated on several secondary schools nationwide to comfortably accommodate students by this September. This was disclosed by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand at the $688.1 million contract signing ceremony to reconstruct Christ Church Secondary School, in the ministry’s boardroom on Wednesday. Among the learning institutions to be completed are Queen’s College, […]
In light of the heavy downpour across Georgetown and other parts of the Coast, Agriculture Minister, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha led a team of engineers from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) to conduct an assessment of several drainage structures in Georgetown. Minister Mustapha, while giving an update, noted that the structures are operable and […]
During the recently concluded 19th World Meteorological Congress in Geneva, Switzerland, Guyana’s Chief Hydrometeorological Officer, Dr. Garvin Cummings was elected to serve on the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). This is the first time since the International Meteorological Organization/World Meteorological Organization (IMO-WMO) was formed some 150 years ago that a Guyanese has been elected to […]
Several parents and guardians in Region Five benefitted from the government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant on Wednesday. Parents expressed their gratitude for the timely disbursement of the grant, during interviews with the Department of Public Information (DPI). An emotional mother of five, Ashmini Tulsiram said, “It will help me out a lot because I […]
While growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region is expected to decline from 3.7 per cent in 2022 to 1.5 per cent in 2023, Guyana’s real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to further grow by 25.2 per cent in 2023. This was revealed by the World Bank Group’s Flagship Report published in […]
Contracts were on Wednesday signed for the construction and rehabilitation of miscellaneous and urban roads in Region Six to the tune of almost $2 billion. The projects will see some roads being rigid pavement, asphaltic, and reinforced concrete, in areas including Pepper Street, Glasgow Housing Scheme; Sideline Dam, Heath Burn Village; Eighth Street, Fort Ordnance; […]
The government is making inroads and investments to turn Guyana into a premier tourism destination in this part of the world. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, made the statement Tuesday at the launch of the Tourism and Hospitality diploma programmes, by ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc (ACI) at the Marriott Hotel, Kingston. “We have […]