The North Ruimveldt Secondary School, once rebuilt, will be outfitted with another smart classroom to replace the one that was destroyed in the fire last year. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand responding to questions about the reconstruction of the school from opposition member of Parliament Natasha Singh-Lewis on Thursday, said, “We will be happy to […]
– New public servants to get first salary within ‘reasonable time’ The three-month wait by new public servants to receive their first salary will soon be a thing of the past, as government seeks to amend a motion to pay salaries within a “reasonable time”. Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag made the disclosure during […]
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh today presented Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 to the National Assembly. It is expected that the National Assembly will debate the motion on the LCDS 2030 at its next sitting. Today’s presentation of the LCDS 2030, follows a […]
– Washroom facilities, lights, security among immediate improvements A task force will be immediately established to advance a long-term masterplan to ensure a conducive working environment for the hundreds of fisherfolk who ply their trade at the Meadow Bank Wharf, East Bank Demerara. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, in the wee hours on Thursday, toured […]
– Bill tabled in National Assembly to establish Suicide Prevention Commission Government is tackling the worrying suicide rate in Guyana through the Suicide Prevention Bill 2022 which was laid on Thursday in the National Assembly and read for the first time by Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony. It provides for the establishment of a […]
The People’s Progressive Party Civic Government through its Ministry of Human Services and Social Security unveiled its first ‘enough with the violence’ mural promoting the domestic violence toll free 914-hotline at the Amazonia Mall, Providence on Monday. The mural is a representation of the PPP/C Administration’s stand against gender-based violence and falls under the ‘Enough […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, M.P, laid several pieces of legislation in the National Assembly, on Thursday. Among the bills read for the first time was the Restorative Justice Bill of 2022, which seeks to provide for rehabilitation in the criminal justice system. The bill has as its primary […]
– $3.1B for Amerindian Development Government has approached the National Assembly for $44.7 billion supplementary funding for the period ending December 31, 2022. The supplementary provision being requested covers both current and capital estimates. The financial paper was presented by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh […]
– 2,000 already gainfully employed – REO Government is providing 4,000 residents of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) with part-time employment to foster self enhancement and community development. The employment programme initially targeted 3,000 people from the region, but was extended to cater for an additional 1,000 as a result of the overwhelming number of applications. […]
Over 4,000 people residing in the Mocha Arcadia community, East Bank Demerara (EBD), will soon benefit from major infrastructural development, as the Barnwell North access road is opened for tender. This was disclosed by Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag, during a meeting with residents at the Mocha Arcadia Community Center, on Tuesday. Minister Parag […]