─ labels discrimination claims as “patent lies” The Kuru Kuru Co-operative Society is now in a better place as an Interim Management Committee (IMC) has been established to manage the affairs of the co-op. This was revealed by Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton, who on Thursday responded to spurious claims made by Leader of the Opposition, […]
The degree of excitement among Guyanese has soared since the Hero Caribbean Premier League games commenced in Guyana. The Department of Public Information (DPI) spoke to some of the exciting cricket fans who were on their way to the cricket match between St Kitts and Nevis and Trinidad and Tobago, on Thursday, at the Guyana […]
The Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) Regional Department of Education’s Guidance and Counselling Unit on Thursday hosted its annual Career Fair for secondary school students across the region. Senior Guidance and Counselling Officer, Ms Cindy Tiwari stated that the event aims to provide guidance to secondary school students who are about to graduate and will […]
In its quest to increase hinterland water coverage by 100 per cent by 2025, the government has injected some $1.5 billion into its hinterland water programme since August 2020. This money has resulted in the drilling of new well systems and upgrades to existing systems in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine. Several riverine Amerindian […]
– project pegged at $56M Twenty-five contractors from the village of Buxton, East Coast Demerara on Wednesday received their advance disbursement from the Public Works Ministry to begin immediate work on the rehabilitation of 25 bridges within the community. This is a mere one week after the contractors were awarded the contracts. A total of […]
Guyana will continue to champion the peaceful resolution in the territorial controversy with neighbouring Venezuela. President, Dr Irfaan Ali reiterated Guyana’s position as he addressed the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday. He said government will not support any use of force as a means of settling […]
─ world leaders hear at 77th session of UNGA His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali has again urged the nearly 200 high-income countries that committed to helping developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change through funding, to honour their commitment. Back in 2009, the world leaders had pledged to mobilise US$100 billion every year to […]
The Mocha Arcadia Primary School will soon benefit from the construction of a brand-new recreational ground in the school’s compound. This was announced by Public Service Minister, Sonia Parag during her visit to the school on Wednesday. “The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Minister Charles Ramson and myself, we were here on this ground, […]– President Ali tells United Nations Reaffirming Guyana’s commitment to contributing to global food security, His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali on Wednesday proposed several measures that could tackle the global food crisis. President Ali made these suggestions at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. One of […]
– part of efforts to build human resource capacity The Labour Ministry through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) launched a special skills training programme on Tuesday in Linden, Region 10, to build human resource capacity, and bridge the deficiencies that exist in the labour force. Labour Minister, Joseph Hamilton spearheaded a two-day engagement in […]