With several areas across the country experiencing high water levels due to heavy rainfall, the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has intensified its operations to ensure affected areas are drained within the shortest possible time. Last Tuesday, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha visited several of the City’s drainage structures to assess their operations as part […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Natural Resources is pleased to announce that BP International Limited of the United Kingdom has been selected, following a competitive procurement process, to market Guyana’s share of petroleum from the Liza Destiny and Liza Unity floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessels. The Ministry of Natural Resources publicly […]
President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in keeping with a promise made last week, has announced a series of salary adjustments and increases for workers of the disciplined services. This is in addition, to the eight per cent across-the-board retroactive salary increase that the head of state recently announced for public service workers. The announcements of […]
Guyana is currently experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases, which is leading to more hospitalisation. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony is therefore reiterating the call for persons to get boosted. The minister, on Thursday, said October saw no recorded COVID-19 death and only 87 overall cases. However, November shows an increase. “In November, this year […]
The recently held Mental Health and Well-Being Conference has been deemed a success and has led to several training opportunities for mental health professionals. Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony, speaking on the conference’s success, said there was a lot of participation from local medical professionals as well as 20 global experts. “I think the exchange […]
Over 400 athletes from Guyana, French Guiana and Suriname are set to battle for the championship in various sports disciplines at the Inter-Guiana Games (IGG), which is set to launch at the National Stadium at 19:00 hours (7 pm) on Thursday. The IGG was resurrected by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government after it was […]
Government, through the Labour Ministry continues to create avenues for upskilling and employment countrywide. An indication of this continuous endeavour is the expansive reach of the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) programmes, equipping thousands of Guyanese with new skills and strengthening the country’s workforce. Over 700 persons graduated from various BIT training programmes in Upper […]
His Excellency Virjanand Depoo yesterday presented his Letters of Credence to His Excellency Chandrikapersad Santokhi, President of the Republic of Suriname, accrediting him as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana to the Republic of Suriname. Ambassador Depoo has over thirty years of service in the public and private sectors in […]
Georgetown, Guyana – The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has received several reports of flood impacts along the coastland of Guyana. Thus far, confirmed inundation has occurred in Regions 2, 3 and 4. The Charity Squatting Area in Region 2 (Pomeroon-Supenaam) has declared that flood waters have risen to at least one inch due to heavy […]
My Fellow Guyanese: You would recall that, last week, when I announced the 8 per cent across-the-board salary increase payable to public sector employees for 2022, I also indicated that I would be making subsequent announcements regarding a first phase of additional adjustments to the salaries payable to selected categories of employees such as members […]