– Mental health awareness activities launched As part of a collaborative effort to raise awareness of mental health issues and mental health stigma in Guyana, the Health Ministry’s Adolescent Health Unit, the Pan-American Health Organisation and the United Nations Children Fund, today launched the Mental Health Awareness Activities and the ‘Do Your Share’ Campaign. In […]
– will encourage establishment of health clubs in schools In an effort to promote safe and healthy learning environments in Guyana, the United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Canadian High Commission, handed over sporting equipment, personal hygiene items, and games to the Health Ministry. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony expressed that the […]
– activity part of Agriculture Month observances Scores of citizens benefitted from seeds and seedlings as part of the Agriculture Ministry’s drive to boost food security and agricultural production in Guyana. The distribution exercise was on Tuesday held at the Agriculture Ministry’s main office on Regent Street. It aims at fostering the establishment of kitchen […]
The Public is hereby notified that as of MID-NIGHT vehicles weighing 18 tonnes and under will be allowed to transit the Demerara Harbour Bridge (DHB), however, this will only be allowed under a special arrangement. Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, says following another inspection of the bridge by Structural Engineers, the bridge’s […]
The 2022 edition of the JOF Haynes Memorial Inter-Secondary School Debating Competition was launched today and the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School emerged as the winner of the first round of debating which followed against the Fort Wellington Secondary School. The highly anticipated competition was launched today in Region Five at the Latchmansingh Primary School […]
The Demerara Harbour Bridge has been reopened to light vehicular traffic Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill disclosed Monday evening as he inspected ongoing works on the bridge. He told journalists the bridge will only facilitate vehicles no more than 12 tonnes at this time. “Based on what we have seen, the bridge is […]
Residents of Amelia’s Ward in Linden, Region 10, will soon have a volleyball court and other upgrades to the recreational space in the community. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during a walkabout in the community on Monday morning, requested that the area be cleaned and the fence be completed so that a volleyball court could […]
Guyana joins the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the rest of the world in observing World Mental Health Day on October 10 under the theme: “Making Mental Health & Well-Being for All a Global Priority.” This annual observance is geared at raising awareness and advocacy against the social stigma attached to mental health and other […]
– engineers working to have bridge open to light traffic by Monday evening President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, this afternoon visited and inspected ongoing repair works on the Demerara Harbour Bridge, which sustained extensive structural damage following impact from a fuel tanker on Saturday morning. President Ali was updated on the progress of reparative works […]
– at Youman Nabi service His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has underscored the importance of the protection of human dignity, equity and respect in order to achieve peaceful co-existence. The president was speaking at an event at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Masjid in Region Three, in observance of Youman Nabi on Sunday. Youman Nabi (Mawlid al-Nabi) […]