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Masakenari residents to benefit from telemedicine programme

Residents of Masakenari also known as Gunns Village in Deep South Rupununi Region Nine, will benefit from access to quality health care with the introduction of the TeleMedicine Clinic. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony along with Regional Health Officer of Region Nine, Cerdec Mc Watt, Coordinator of Health in the Hinterland, Michael Gouveia and Founder […]

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Mobile payment option now available for GRO, immigration services

The Ministry of Home Affairs in partnership with GTT’s Mobile Money Guyana (MMG), launched its mobile payment services for the General Register Office (GRO) and Immigration Support Services, on Wednesday in the ministry’s compound, Brickdam. Citizens will now be able to make payments through MMG when applying for birth, death and marriage certificates from GRO. […]

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‘First young person in my family to receive my house lot’ – allottee

– 700 more house lots allocated at ‘Dream Realised’ in Region Three Some 700 additional persons are one step closer to homeownership after being allocated lands at Stewartville and Meten-Meer-Zorg, Region Three. The Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority hosted another ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive at the Synthetic Track and […]

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Linden Hospital “one of the better-staffed institutions” – Dr Anthony

Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony is reiterating that there is no staff shortage at the Linden Hospital Complex, as the institution is one of the better medical facilities where citizens benefit from quality care and treatment.  Minister Anthony, during Tuesday’s COVID-19 Update said the opposition continues to spread a false narrative about the facility […]

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Gov’t signs MoU to strengthen protected areas system

The Government of Guyana, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) to get access to financial support to strengthen the functioning of the country’s protected areas system. The MoU was signed between FZS’ Head of South America and Southeast Asia Department, Dr Antje Müllner, and Permanent Secretary within […]

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Hundreds of issues resolved at second NIS outreach in Region Six

As the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continues to make aggressive steps towards resolving several of its age-old issues countrywide, the agency was successful following its second phase of outreaches in Region Six (East Berbice–Corentyne). Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh led a team to the ancient […]

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100 joint services ranks receive GBV training

Some 100 men from the joint services received training in gender-based violence (GBV) through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Community Advocate Network (CAN) on Wednesday. The training forms part of the ministry’s efforts to eradicate gender-based violence against women and girls as 16 Days of Activism continues. Human Services and Social Security […]

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New Memorandum of Understanding signed with German-based International Conservation NGO

In another landmark move towards the implementation of the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 and improved environmental stewardship, the Government of Guyana, though the Office of the President, today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), an internationally operating nature-based organisation. The FZS, which was founded in 1858, has been […]

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West Demerara Secondary School emerges as the winner of the J.O.F. Memorial Debating Competition 2022

The J.O.F Haynes Memorial Debating Competition 2022 concluded today with an intense final between the West Demerara Secondary School and the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School. In the end, the West Demerara Secondary School, the Opposition, emerged as the overall winner with 315 points while the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary, the proposition garnered 259 points. […]

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