-100 acres to be developed to house cattle-Secondary Schools to benefit from shadehouse During a series of meetings with farmers from Kwakwani last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha pledged the government’s support to restore agriculture in the communities. Generally known for logging and agriculture, Kwakwani, a community located along the Berbice River in Region Ten, […]
Construction of the state-of-the-art $614.5 million headquarters for the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) located at Homestretch Avenue is rapidly moving apace. Chief Fire Officer (ag) Gregory Wickham informed theDepartment of Public Information (DPI)recently, that close to 90 per cent of the building has been completed. The project which is being undertaken by Mohamed’s Enterprise is […]
The Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB) ‘span nine’ will be replaced at the next appropriate tide. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill noted that the new $1.2 billion ‘span nine’ was undertaken by local company Industrial Fabrications Inc (InFab) and was completed in 2022. He said the new retractor spanning 170 feet long and 40 […]
A recent publication about a section of roadway noted to be that of the Burma Access Road, Mahaicony, has garnered the attention of the Ministry of Public Works. Consequently, citizens and residents of the named community are advised that the Ministry had engaged contractor Premium Asphalt, through the competitive bidding process for the rehabilitation of […]
Guyana has received its first payment for carbon credits under the agreement with the Hess Corporation. US$75 million has been paid, and is the first payment in an agreement that will be worth a minimum of US$750 million up to 2030. Two further payments of US$37.5 million each will be made during 2023 – one […]
for excellent, comprehensive performance in politics/community welfare President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali was on Tuesday conferred with the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award (PBSA) for the year 2023, by President of India, Honourable Droupadi Murmu. The award ceremony was held at the valedictory session of the 17th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2023, Indore, India. The Pravasi […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, has reassured farmers that his ministry is committed to providing additional resources to help the food sector expand significantly in 2023. Minister Mustapha acknowledged that while the country is currently producing 60 per cent of the food consumed by its population, President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s aim is to increase […]
In a significant step towards addressing the issue of informal settlements in the country, the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) successfully regularised seven new squatter settlements last year. Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues, stated that a total of 784 informal settlers were regularised in these seven areas, with 281 of […]
– each ecolodge attained four out of five stars Guyana has successfully achieved destination level certification, in recognition of its high-quality experiences and tourism products. Guyana was ranked again as one of the top 35 travel destinations for 2023 and beyond. This is the result of efforts by the government to ensure the economy […]
The PPP/C Administration remains steadfast in its dedication to providing adequate access to resources to all communities across the country. This was reiterated by Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal during a recent community outreach to the Middle Mazaruni villages. The minister engaged with residents of Tassarene, River’s View, Kartabo, Dagg Point and Westerbeck, to […]