Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton said Wednesday that the Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA) and the UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) will make collaborative efforts to upskill and integrate Venezuelan migrants into the labour force. He made the statement during a visit to Region Eight to assess the ongoing Board of Industrial Training (BIT) […]
The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has awarded three women for their participation in the Fire Prevention Month 2022 slogan competition. The women were expected to capture “Fire Prevention, Oil and Gas and Diversity” and no less than six words or more than nine words. The competition was launched on August 11 and concluded on September […]
The Ministry of Education’s National Literacy Department today hosted a Primary School Teachers’ Jeopardy competition at the Princess Hotel. The event was the third of its kind since being introduced in 2016. Teams of teachers from eight education districts participated in this year’s competitions. The contestants competed in the quiz game with questions covering a […]
Attorney General and Legal Affairs Minister, Anil Nandlall, SC, said the non-participation of the APNU+AFC in the claims and objections exercise shows that the allegations of a bloated list are false. The legal affairs minister was at the time speaking during his televised programme ‘Issues in the news’ streamed on Tuesday. Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, had […]
In a demonstration of its commitment to ensuring the health and safety of Guyana’s workforce, the Labour Ministry’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) department, on Tuesday carried out inspections at several mining camps in the Potaro-Siparuta (Region Eight). The visits sought to ensure workers and employers are adhering to the health and safety protocols. OSH […]
Two members of the Periwinkle Cancer Survivors Group have said the importance of early detection in saving persons from cancer cannot be overstated as they shared moving stories about their triumph over the deadly disease. Speaking during an interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Nandranie Singh said it was her awareness that saved […]
The Department of Public Information rejects the blatant untruth being pedaled by the APNU-AFC that the Fort Wellington Hospital has been without power for several days. There has been no blackout at the hospital for any moment, much less days as claimed by Opposition MP Sherod Duncan this evening on social media. Furthermore, there is […]
His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Thursday announced an additional $28,000 one-off cash grant for each old-age pensioner before the end of the year. The one-off grant will provide an additional $1.8 billion in disposable income to the nation’s pensioners. In a special address to the nation, President Ali said this new measure adds […]
Provisions will soon be made in Guyana’s legislation to allow for the development of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) in Guyana. MHEWS can address several hazards and/or impacts of a similar or different type in situations where hazardous events may occur alone, simultaneously, cascading or cumulatively over time, taking into account the potential interrelated effects. […]
The second phase of the ‘Adopt-an-Orphanage’ initiative will see children from 11 homes having their needs met with the help of corporate sponsors. The brainchild of First Lady, Arya Ali, the programme was launched in 2021 and is meant to create a linkage between orphanages and corporate sponsors to ensure that the needs of children […]