Electrical power has been fully restored between span 10 to 61, on the Demerara Harbour Bridge. This follows and unexpected power outage last evening which resulted in loss of power at the southern section of the bridge, and the southern section of the western tarmac. The outage occurred around 6:00 pm. Power was eventually restored […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) conducted an outreach exercise in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, on Friday, where the first batch of 52 residents received vouchers under the Cement and Steel subsidy. Out of the 52 recipients, 26 qualified applicants constructing homes worth $6 million or less received vouchers for one sling […]
The rate at which convicted criminals recommitted an offence – recidivism − in Guyana dropped from 13 per cent in 2021 to 10 per cent in 2022, Director of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), Nicklon Elliot has revealed. During the handing over ceremony for $30 million worth of Information Communications Technology (ICT) from the Inter-American […]
– IWD 2023 event hosted at OPM Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips and his wife, Mrs Mignon Bowen-Phillips joined the female staff of the Office of the Prime Minister and the departments that fall under the Prime Minister’s purview for an appreciation ceremony in honour of International Women’s Day 2023, on Wednesday at the […]
The Office of the First Lady signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Public Service Ministry to grant 15 fully-funded scholarships to vulnerable women from three local non- governmental organisations (NGOs). The 15 women will receive training at the Carnegie School of Home Economics. First Lady, Arya Ali said women require the tools that […]
Over the weekend, Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai and a team journeyed to Farm Core, located in Region One (Barima – Waini), where she delivered agriculture equipment and sports gear to migrants. “[And] we brought some books for the children, so now that you have a small lesson, you can also use the books to […]
Guyana has a vibrant Information and Communications Technology (ICT) agenda targeting young people, girls in particular, through coding camps and other initiatives as part of government’s vision to incorporate ICT in every sector. This was highlighted by Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond during the International Women’s Day dinner hosted by President, Dr […]
-Aims to address challenges female law enforcement officers encounter The two-day inaugural Women in Law Enforcement Summit got underway at the Police Officers’ Mess, Eve Leary, Georgetown on Thursday under the theme ‘Embrace Equity’. The event brings together a diverse group of representatives with the focus on competencies in areas such as human resources management, […]
As Guyana joined the rest of the world in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on Wednesday, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, reminded that Guyanese women continue to lead the efforts to achieve gender equality. The minister, who is a political trailblazer, was at the time addressing those in attendance at the […]
-Four sisters among graduating batch Residents along the East Bank and Soesdyke-Linden Highway have applauded government for providing them with the opportunity to fully equip themselves with the skills necessary to be gainfully employed or become entrepreneurs. In keeping with government’s wider initiative to upskill Guyanese across the country so they can be prepared for […]