Guyana reiterated its demand for justice for the victims of the 1976 Cubana air disaster while stating the people of CARICOM, Cuba and Guyana will never give in to terrorism. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, made the bold declaration on Wednesday, some 46 years after the air disaster occurred. Delivering brief remarks at the Cubana […]
A team of investors from Palnorte, a company that owns and operates palm oil mills in Colombia, met with Agriculture Minister, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha on Wednesday to discuss the possibility of establishing a local palm oil industry. Over the last two years, there has been an influx of overseas companies signaling their interest in establishing […]
On Wednesday, 07th December 2022, the Ministry of Home Affairs and Guyana Telephone and Telegram Co Ltd. launched the Mobile Money Guyana (MMG) service for the General Register Office and Immigration Services. On the sidelines of that event, Minister Benn indicated that the Ministry is working on establishing an online tint application, a verification process, […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has postponed Nomination Day, for Local Government Elections, which was scheduled to be held on 12th December, 2022, until further notice. This decision was taken at a special meeting of the Commission held on Thursday, 8th December, 2022 which was held to deliberate on a proposal submitted by the Chief […]
The Health Ministry on Wednesday formally launched the ‘National Telemedicine Programme’, a pilot programme that is being carried out in four remote communities in Region Nine. The communities are Gunns Village, Nappi, Yupukari and Parikawarinau. These communities usually experience challenges in accessing quality health care. They are now able to receive care from specialists and […]
Residents of Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo) are benefitting from improved healthcare facilities as some $100 million was expended for the upgrade of a number of health centres/posts. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, during Thursday’s COVID-19 Update, revealed that 53 communities in Region Nine have benefitted in 2022. He noted that $1 billion was […]
Today, December 8, 2022, marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Cuba. On this Golden Jubilee of formal diplomatic relations, we celebrate the strong bonds of cooperation and friendship, of solidarity and mutual respect, that join our two nations, and look forward […]
The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation today received a courtesy call from His Excellency Mr. Evagoras Vryonides, Non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Guyana. Minister Todd and Ambassador Vryonides discussed several areas to advance cooperation of mutual interest to Guyana and Cyprus including agriculture, energy, and training. […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) is verifying applicants qualified to benefit from the government’s cement and steel initiative in Region Three. As such, some 28 applicants from the region who have been pre-approved under the initiative are expected to receive the vouchers for their supplies within two weeks. This is a part of […]
Head of the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) Department for South America and Southeast Asia, Dr Antje Müllner, has praised Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 as a ‘unique and comprehensive’ policy. It is one which she believes is important in the fight to preserve biodiversity and combat the factors contributing to climate change. At […]