Over 30 young men residing in Leopold Street, Georgetown will soon commence various skills training through the Labour Ministry’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programme. During a media conference Thursday, Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton told journalists that the majority of the prospective trainees are willing to pursue the block-making course, while others will partake in […]
Yupukari in Rupununi, Region Nine, is a thriving community that is benefitting economically from its conservation-based tourism product. Yupukari is one of several communities recently visited by a group of media operatives from leading media houses in Guyana, on a familiarisation tour sponsored by the Government of Guyana. General Manager, Kaiman House Lodge, Delene Lawrence […]
– hinterland communities to benefit soon– Min Ramson Youths across twenty-one (21) communities are now benefitting from improvement to their community grounds as the Culture, Youth and Sports ministry has outfitted their grounds with lighting. Minister Charles Ramson Jr made the disclosure while speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI) recently. “By the end […]
Agriculturists nationwide are now able to make better investments to expand their production and productivity, following the passage of the Hire Purchase Bill 2020 in the National Assembly Wednesday evening. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C., while addressing the National Assembly, stated that the important piece of legislation will […]
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) on Thursday hosted an automotive show to display the range of electric vehicles (EVs) available in the country, as well as promote awareness of the environmental impact and cost efficiency of EVs in a country that is seeing a gradual transition to low-emission electricity. Chief Executive Officer, Mahender Sharma noted […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, opened the doors of its brand-new sub-office in the town of Mabaruma, Region One (1) – Barima-Waini. The modernised and expanded facility which was built in the Regional Democratic Council’s Compound, will better enable the GNBS to provide its core services to the residents of […]
The Ministry of Education announces that the new Chief Education Officer will be Mr. Saddam Hussain. Mr. Hussain has been a classroom teacher for more than 20 years. Over the last two years, he served within Central Ministry as the Chief Schools’ Inspector and has been managing the efforts to restructure the Inspectorate Unit of […]
Thirty-five contracts for the rehabilitation of bridges, roads and the desilting of drains were awarded to contractors from Albouystown and West La Penitence, South Georgetown to the tune of over $165 million, on Wednesday. This is the delivery of a promise made by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, when he visited the two communities back […]
The 2016 Auditor General’s Report thoroughly examined by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) shows the previous APNU+AFC Government’s failure in transparency, accountability and good governance. This was revealed by Public Works Minister, Bishop Juan Edghill Wednesday evening in the National Assembly, during his presentation for the adoption of the PAC report on its examination of […]
Contractors hailing from Albouystown and West La Penitence in South Georgetown, who were awarded contracts to rehabilitate a number of roads, bridges and desilt drains in the two communities to the tune of over $165 million commended the government for the imitative, a promise of President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali fulfilled. The contractors told the […]