The long anticipated British Airways touched down at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), Timehri on Monday for the official launch of its twice weekly flights to Guyana via the St Lucia route. Using a Boeing 777-200ER aircraft, British Airways has the capacity to carry 332 passengers. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, while […]
The construction of the first 154 of 500 low-income homes is currently underway at Leonora, Edinburg, and Cornelia Ida, Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara.) Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal inspected the works on the homes on Monday. He was accompanied by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Andre Ally, Chief Executive Officer of the Central […]
─ says all Guyanese are stakeholders in development President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has stressed that his government will continue to wipe out all weapons of racism in Guyana. The head of state said all Guyanese are shareholders in the country’s development and the PPP/C Administration remains steadfast in meeting their needs. President Ali was […]
−Will not allow the rumor machinery to distort its legacy The PPP/C government is built on a foundation of inclusivity, transparency and accountability, driven by a fierce determination to advance development in Guyana. Highlighting that the administration remains multi-ethnic and multi-racial, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, delivered a passionate address at a ceremony held in […]
Guyana is the leading exporter of seabob shrimp globally as government seeks to increase the productivity and competitiveness of the fishery commodity. The plan is to increase Guyana’s status as a major exporter of Atlantic seabob shrimp while ensuring the long-term stability of the stock and enhancing individual wealth in the expanding tourism and oil […]
The Government of Guyana in collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) through the “Give the Jaguar a Voice” initiative, has joined millions of people from over 190 countries and territories in observance of Earth Hour 2023, by coordinating turning off the lights for one hour. The event, held on Saturday at the National Park […]
– Says Dr Jagan served as a pillar of change, dedicated to principles of democracy, human rights Guyana will continue to see large-scale development, on a steady trajectory to prosperity, under the stewardship of a government committed to ‘more action, and less talk’. Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips made this statement on Sunday at […]
Husband and wife of 53 years, Ivan and Juliet Bennet, were among 166 persons from Region One to receive free tested spectacles from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, through the Difficult Circumstances Unit (DCU). A team from the Ministry, led by subject Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud visited the communities of Mabaruma and […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday, inspected the ongoing preparatory works for the Wales Gas-to-Energy project in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). The President, accompanied by Deodat Indar, Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, visited the wharf facility which is being developed at a cost of US$15 million. The Wales Gas-to-Energy project, with […]
The Ministry of Agriculture’s National Drainage and Irrigation Authority wishes to respond to erroneous claims being made by the Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton regarding a koker and channel at Vergenoegen, East Bank Essequibo in a Newsroom article titled “Vergenoegen residents in calls for koker upgrades, desilting major canal” and dated March 23, 2023. The Opposition […]