Restoration works to the ‘iconic’ City Hall building is on track for its 2023 completion, says Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.The $780 million contract was signed on September 24, 2021, with Fidis Guyana Incorporated. Minister Dharamlall explained Friday that as the work progresses, extensive damage to structural components of the building […]
Residents of Region Two will soon see improved refuse disposal as the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on Friday inked a $252 million contract with Puran Brothers Disposal Inc for the construction of a sanitary landfill in Zorg-En-Vlygt, Essequibo Coast. The ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Prema Roopnarine, and Managing Director of Puran Brothers Disposal […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal said the contract for the electronic portal for the Single Window System will be inked soon. Speaking Tuesday at his ministry’s housing drive at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Minister Croal said the contract for the service will be signed by the end of the week. The electronic […]
Following an arduous and extensive negotiation process, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) and the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Employees (NAACIE) on Thursday signed a collective labour agreement that will see over 70 per cent of GPL employees benefitting from a seven per cent salary increase. The simple signing ceremony was guided […]
Through several official and unofficial complaints received by the Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC), it has been recognized that there is a growing problem of scams in shopping in the local online marketplace. The Commission, therefore, advises consumers to be vigilant when entering into any transaction with sellers in the local online marketplace. The […]
The China International Press Communication Centre has been lauded as a valuable partner that will help to strengthen ties between Guyana and the People’s Republic of China. This was expressed by a representative of the Public Affairs Minister, Gordon French, at the programme launch at the Chinese Embassy on Thursday. The International Press Communication Centre […]
The Amerindian Affairs Ministry will reintroduce the Amerindians’ language revival programme in 2023 to students being housed at the hinterland scholarship dormitory at Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. The language revival project is intended to preserve the nine Amerindian languages which are spoken by the various tribes; Arawak, Akawaio, Arekuna, Carib, Macushi, Patamona, Wai Wai, Wapishana […]
It gives me no pleasure to ever tell any media entity how to do its work, however, this latest article, “$803 million to patch East Bank Demerara Roads, published in Thursday’s Kaieteur newspaper is untruthful and very misleading to the general public. It is my utmost hope that this was simply a mistake and not […]
─ 150,000 Guyanese being trained as online coders The Government of Guyana has partnered with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to launch the Guyana Coders Initiative (GCI), as the administration moves to transform the nation into a hub for Information and Communications Technology (ICT). The inaugural undertaking, which opened at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre […]
Large-scale cattle farmers from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six signed agreements with the Ministry of Agriculture’s Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA) for the use of breeding bulls to improve their stock. The initiative forms part of the agency’s genetic improvement programme as the government works towards developing the local cattle industry. Agriculture Minister, […]