Persons living with disabilities (PWDs) will be provided with free transportation to attend the ‘Learning Lab,’ a training centre established by the Human Services and Social Security Ministry. Persons living with disabilities will travel hassle-free to and from the government’s technical and vocational training centre which is currently being constructed in the Mahaica Hospital compound. […]
Stakeholders of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) have been reassured that government will remain a partner to facilitate their further expansion in Guyana. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest), Dr Peter Ramsaroop said government has money set aside for the construction of two call centres in Berbice, Region Six and Essequibo, […]
-aimed at tackling disaster risk management by Samuel Sukhnandan in Beijing Guyana is among 33 countries in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) set to benefit directly from a new China-CELAC cooperation on disaster risk management. Speaking during the first ministerial forum held on Thursday, Director General of the Guyana Civil Defence […]
Some 250 families between Nootenzuil and Unity are one step closer to owning their own homes after being allocated lands at Hope, East Coast Demerara. The allocation also forms part of the government’s promise to allocate at least 50,000 house lots in this term in office. Residents were in high spirits today when they met […]
On June 19, 2021, the North Ruimveldt Secondary School was destroyed by fire. On that day, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand said that the school will be rebuilt. Today, a contract with a project sum of $566.9M was signed for the reconstruction of the school. Following a public tendering process, the project was […]
-no hyperinflation, overheating of the economy The PPP/C Government has a handle on Guyana’s growing economy and will continue to strengthen its masterplan to guard against any wasteful or excess spending of funds. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revealed in April that Guyana will see positive growth, although the global economy entered 2022 in a […]
One year after a main section of the North Ruimveldt Secondary School went up in flames, the sod has been turned for the reconstruction of a brand-new building in its place. This is in keeping with a promise made by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in 2021. The new building, which will accommodate over 450 […]
Government has placed an order with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) to ensure Guyana receives a portion of the monkeypox vaccine by the end of September. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony said the government is making significant efforts, although the supply of the vaccine is limited worldwide. “The supply of these vaccines is very […]
Over 100 participants are engaged in the Office of the Prime Minister- Industry and Innovation Unit’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) summer camp. The five-day programme, which began on Monday, is being held at the Dolphin Secondary School. The youths are receiving instructions in the areas of Innovation and Communication Technology, the fundamentals of Information […]
– says Region Six Chairman The appointment of monitoring personnel is among measures in place to ensure the efficiency of the government’s part-time jobs initiative in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). This was disclosed on Wednesday by Regional Chairman, David Armogan, who explained the necessity of these systems. “We have tried to put checkers in place […]