International News agency, headquartered in New York, Bloomberg News, has joined the scores of organisations praising the government’s unconventional approach to handling the large quantities of oil estimated to be located offshore Guyana. Bloomberg was established with the intention of delivering business and finance-related news to its subscribers. In a recent episode of its podcast, […]
– Min Mustapha leads inspection Following approximately four inches of rainfall recorded today and the anticipated high-intensity rainfall in the coming days, a team from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), led by Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha inspected drainage pumps and sluices in the city with the view of making any necessary interventions to avoid […]
– Closing arguments presented On Tuesday, Guyana presented its closing arguments to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), on the preliminary objections raised by Venezuela on the validity of the October 3, 1899 Arbitral Award. In his closing remarks at the Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Guyana’s agent in the case Carl Greenidge said that […]
– “We are back on track with our commitment” – Minister Sukhai Amerindian Affairs Minister, Pauline Sukhai, on Saturday told indigenous communities in Regions Seven and Eight that the PPP/C Government is moving ahead with its commitment to the Amerindian land titling programme. She said that the Amerindian Land Titling (ALT) team is moving from […]
The Health Ministry continues to take medical services to people of the hinterland regions of Guyana. Director General of the Ministry, Dr Vishwa Mahadeo, last week, led a team of medical professionals on an outreach exercise in Region Seven. The communities visited include Kamarang, Paruima, Quebanang, Kako and Jawalla. Dr Mahadeo told residents that health […]
To provide equitable access to quality education to children across the region, a primary school was officially commissioned at Swan village, Soesdyke-Linden Highway, on Tuesday. The school was commissioned by Education Minister, Priya Manickchand and Local Government, Regional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall, and the Regional Democratic Council of Region Four. Approximately $28.8 million was expended […]
In an effort to foster an improved healthcare system, the Health Ministry in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and the Pan-American Health Organisation on Tuesday held day one of the National Health Surveillance Symposium. In delivering opening remarks, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony stressed the need to further improve Guyana’s health surveillance system, developing […]
Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd led the Men on Mission (MOM) campaign in the mining town of Linden, Region Ten on Saturday. Minister Todd, in his address, said the initiative and participation of men will be the driving force for change. “This group, here, is going to lead the change. The fact that you took […]
six community grounds to be upgraded Works on the Anna Regina stadium in Region Two have commenced and are progressing smoothly according to the stipulated timeline. The announcement was made by Region Two Vice Chairman, Humace Oodit, in a recent interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI, where he expressed his satisfaction with the […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has taken note of the disinformation that have been propagated by small groups of placard-bearing persons who were protesting in front of a few of the Registration Offices of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Monday, November 21, 2022. The wording of some of the placards displayed grossly inaccurate information, […]