-Laptop, printer & other supplies donated by First Lady Twenty-two Grade Six students of the Sebai Primary School in the Matarkai sub-district of Barima-Waini (Region One) each received an electronic tablet to boost their virtual learning capacity. The tablets were presented by the Minister of Housing and Water, Hon. Collin Croal to the students during […]
Visitors to this year’s Amerindian Heritage Village, Mainstay/Whyaka will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in various aspects of the rich Arawak Culture. Toshao Yvonne Pearson, who is also a Government Member of Parliament, on Thursday told the Department of Public Information that preparations are in full swing as the village gets ready to host […]
Over two hundred Guyanese are now equipped with pertinent skills required for them to participate in the new digital economy. The Digital Skills Training Programme in Guyana commenced in August 2020 where Guyanese youth were trained with industry-relevant digital skills. The programme was open to Guyanese between the ages of 18 to 30 all across […]
President Dr Irfaan Ali arrived in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago this afternoon for a State Visit. The visit will allow the two countries to further explore areas of cooperation and is a follow-up to the visit the Twin Island Republic’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley made to Guyana where a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
– as process to establish EU-Guyana Chamber of Commerce begins President Dr. Irfaan Ali is calling on the European Union (EU) to implement systems to issue Schengen visas here. President Ali said that Guyana is positioned strategically in the modern world with great investors’ confidence and it cannot be business as usual. He called for […]
The Government through the Ministry of Home Affairs delivered three new water bowsers to improve the services offered by the Guyana Fire Service (GFS). The new water bowsers are valued at $46.2 million and will be dispatched to Bartica, Eccles, and Georgetown to lend support to the firefighting fleet. Home Affairs Minister, Robeson Benn, said […]
Fisherfolk plying their trade at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara, are now witnessing significant improvements at the facility in less than one month after President Dr. Irfaan Ali made an impromptu visit in the wee hours on July 21. A total of 17 new lights were installed, nine around the building, five within […]
Over the next four days, 30 teachers from across Region Four will be engaged in a Specialist Mathematics Teacher Training programme. The programme aims to prepare primary school teachers to serve as Specialist Mathematics Teachers of the Number and Operations Strand of Grades One to Four curriculum and develop a repository of resources for them […]
– President Ali says Shadick made indelible contributions Former Home Affairs Minister, Clement Rohee was this morning sworn in as the new Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Commissioner by His Excellency, Dr Irfaan Ali. Rohee, who is also a long-serving politician, is replacing Bibi Shadick, who passed away on Saturday last. He took his oath before […]
Newly appointed Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Clement Rohee has highlighted the importance of the electoral body holding to the principles of professionalism, not only in its composition but also in the execution of its mandate. “Professionalism in GECOM as it is in any institution, that has to do with good governance and […]