Some 1,200 persons fromRegion Three are now on their way to owning their own homes as the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) took its ‘dream realised’ house lot allocation exercise to the region on Friday. The beneficiaries were allocated house lots in the low, moderate, middleand high-income categories in the Stewartville and Meten- Meer- […]
Over 16 households in Burma, Region Five and surrounding communities are now benefitting from $64 million in road upgrades as works conclude on the Champagne mud road. Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar engaged a new contractor last month to execute the road works. The minister emphasised the need for the works […]
Following the announcement by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, that his government will be making free tertiary education available by 2025, Guyanese students say they highly anticipate the move. While chairing the ‘Roundtable of the Transforming Education Summit’ at the United Nations Headquarters, New York, earlier this week, Dr Ali said tertiary education will be […]
─ a boost in agriculture expected The $640 million all-weather farm-to-market road at No. 58 Village, Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) is nearing completion. The new road measures 6.7 kilometres long and is 20 feet wide. It is being executed by Guy-America Construction Inc under the Public Works Ministry and will provide farmers in the region […]
A delegation headed by Mr Rob W. MacDonald, Trial Attorney, US Department of Justice, Office of International Affairs and including members of the United States Marshall Service, Department of Justice and US Law Enforcement Officers with responsibilities for the Caribbean Region met with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, […]
– Vice President spearheads exercise at MMA/ADA compound Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo today delivered on a promise of the PPP/C Administration, as he spearheaded the distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant to fisherfolk of Region Five at the MMA/ADA Compound. Grants were distributed to over 805 fisherfolk in the Abary, Bath, Blairmont, Bushlot, […]
– seizes in excess of $20M in uncustomed goods in another case A Magistrate in the Georgetown Magistrates’ Court, on September 22, 2022 ordered a defendant, Richie Shaw of lot 22 Mc Doom, East Bank Demerara (Padrak Poultry Depot), to pay a fine in the amount of $4,950,000 (three times the value of the goods […]
Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) commissioner and Attorney-at-Law, Sase Gunraj, on Wednesday dispelled claims that lists submitted by the A Partnership for National Unity + Alliance for Change (APNU+AFC) Coalition Government were not verified by the elections commission. The lists, which alleged that the names of dead and migrated persons were used to vote in the […]
His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali announced Thursday that the e-ticketing system has now become operational in Guyana, and will soon see the issuance of tickets to errant road users. The system will use cameras and other technology to accurately monitor traffic, check speeds and read license plates for Guyanese vehicles, as well as track […]
Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said Thursday, that the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organisation (WHO) will be conducting an indepth analysis to ascertain if COVID-19 should still be considered a pandemic. A pandemic is defined as an epidemic of an infectious disease that has spread across a large region, multiple […]