Thirteen families in Sophia became proud owners of brand-new core homes, through the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP). Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues officially handed over the keys to the beneficiaries, during a simple ceremony held at Samantha Lillie’s home in Section ‘D’ […]
Guyana’s maritime and oil and gas sectors’ capacities were boosted on Wednesday, as supply vessel company ─ G-Boats launched two brand new tugboats at the G-Port Inc. wharf Kingston, Georgetown, on Wednesday. The vessels will be used to support the operations of oil and gas giant and Stabroek Block operator ExxonMobil, in towing or guiding […]
– Programme to be rolled out at 10 other health centres Recognising that smoking is one of the many risk factors for chronic non-communicable diseases, the Ministry of Health on Wednesday opened its first Tobacco Cessation Clinic, at the Industry Health Centre. The clinic is designed to help patients break the habit of smoking tobacco […]
Over 214,000 children from public and private schools will soon benefit from the annual ‘Because We Care’ cash grant coupled with the school uniform and supplies voucher totalling $40,000 per child, as the government will commence distribution countrywide on Monday, June 5. This was announced by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand via the Ministry […]
Construction of the Mocha Police Station and the Grove Information Technology (IT) training complex, are 40 per cent completed. Ministry of Home Affairs’ Permanent Secretary, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas made the disclosure, as she inspected the works on Wednesday. The ground floor columns and walls of the police station, which costs some $82 million are […]
Today, G-Boats Guyana christened two new tugboats that will bear the names A’rinra and Madame Kalina. The names were submitted by a Grade 11 student of St. Ignatius Secondary School, Raymond De Cambra, and a Grade 11 student of the Brickdam Secondary School, Kaylan Duncan respectively who entered into a competition to name the boats […]
On May 28, 2023, a “frustrated” General Educational Development (GED) student vented his/her frustration about the process of writing the GED examinations through one of GOAL’s partners in Stabroek News. Negative experiences can overwhelm students, and we want to assure all our awardees that we take such matters seriously. We regret that our GOAL awardee […]
The construction of houses under the Hinterland Housing Programme in Smith Creek, Region One is set to commence, as empoldering of the identified lands is completed and materials are on the ground. Ten of the most vulnerable families in the community were selected to benefit from the 20×25 ft elevated timber homes, based on community […]
The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), on Wednesday received support from the Government of Canada through the donation of computers and printers for SGBV units in Regions One and Four. The Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) partnered with the Canadian High Commission in Guyana on May […]
The PPP/C Administration continues to provide the necessary investments to ensure teachers are provided with the requisite accommodation and amenities regardless of geographic location. As part of this commitment, the government is inviting bids to construct and furnish teachers’ living quarters at Eteringbang and Bartica, Region Seven. This will improve the living standards of […]