A special unit has been established at the Guyana’s Infectious Disease Hospital, liliendaal, to accommodate anyone who might be subdued to the global monkeypox virus locally. The medical post will be outfitted with the necessary reagents and equipment, and full medical staff complement. The approach is another massive step undertaken by the PPP/C Government, as […]
Approximately 67.2 per cent of the adult population has been fully vaccinated against the devastating COVID-19 virus, as the Ministry of Health advances efforts to ensure Guyana reaches herd immunity. According to statistics, this means that about 344, 596 Guyanese adults received the full jab, since the roll out of the massive vaccination campaign. Records […]
The historic US$2 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed Wednesday between Guyana and the US EXIM Bank will have a lasting transformational impact on Guyana. The agreement was signed in Washington D.C, between Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, MP and president of the EXIM Bank, Reta Jo Lewis. It will see […]
– tells CSIS that country can be a world leader on climate change and food security His Excellency President Irfaan Ali today reiterated Guyana’s commitment to fighting climate change and developing sustainably. The President also highlighted the country’s potential in becoming a world leader in key sectors such as the environment, agriculture and technology. He made […]
Prudent management of Guyana’s natural and human resources is being touted as the key to the country avoiding the resource curse. This was the view expressed by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during a discussion on ‘Strengthening the Guyana -U.S. Relationship’ at the Centre of Strategic and International Studies in the United States. Fundamental to […]
– commits to resolving issues Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, today, met with several squatters from the Amelia’s Ward-Phase Four, Linden, Region 10 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Georgetown. During the engagement, the citizens whose structures were demolished due to illegal occupation of lands earmarked for infrastructural development raised […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said Guyana’s local content legislation has created an environment which ensures economic viability for foreign investors, as government strives to ensure the country becomes an operational zone. Dr. Ali was at the time responding to questions on Guyana’s local content during a conversation with the Wilson Centre in Washington […]
─ AG schools Opposition on policy─ says motion woefully wrong, misconceived Government is negotiating insurance coverage of up to US $2 billion with US oil major ExxonMobil, in the event of an oil spill or disaster. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C. said the parliamentary opposition’s motion which was defeated […]
-900 added to register so far Hundreds of seafarers have regularized their certification in keeping with the Maritime Administration (MARAD) recent amnesty granted on June 24, 2022. Within the one-month amnesty granted MARAD reported that over 900 seafarers were added to their registry and over 1,000 regularized their licenses and discharge books. The amnesty was […]
Government continues to implement programmes to empower women and girls with the introduction of the Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) Phase Two. The free technical and vocational programme is expected to be launched early August to foster empowerment and financial stability among women. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud told […]