─ Health Ministry monitoring cases of dengue fever Residents of the riverine communities, Mashabo and Bethany, Region Two today, benefitted from a specialised medical outreach conducted by the Ministry of Health, as part of the government’s continued efforts to make healthcare accessible to all citizens. The outreach was led by the Ministry’s Director-General, Dr. Vishwa […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand is calling for an ‘all hands on deck’ approach with the support of parents, teachers, students and other officials, as the ministry continues with its efforts to strengthen the education system. She was speaking during the Georgetown Department of Education’s Awards ceremony hosted on Wednesday. “We are committed to meeting […]
– Non-compliant companies will be exposed- Minister Hamilton warns The Ministry of Labour has, to date, recovered some $13 million owed to employees for 2022, in wages, annual leave, overtime and severance payments. At present, the ministry has over 300 cases at the litigation stage, most of which stemmed from complaints made against private security […]
Following the signing of an agreement among Guyana, the Kingdom of Norway and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the reality of Guyana’s goal to transition to renewable energy is now even closer. In fact, these three parties on Wednesday signed an agreement to finance Guyana’s largest solar project set to benefit thousands of Guyanese. The […]
Seven project affected residents of Sophia are undergoing capacity building training offered by the Ministry of Housing and Water’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) geared at improving their business practices. The two-day workshop will develop and strengthen the skills of small business owners who were affected by infrastructural works administered under the ministry’s ‘Adequate […]
The Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme registration numbers continue to soar as the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security records some 10,000 applications countrywide. The number is a significant climb since the beginning of the programme’s registration portal on June 3, 2022. Human services minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, MP, on Wednesday expressed […]
Guyana’s eastern neighbour, Suriname, is set to receive a large quantity of food supplies aimed at providing relief to the many flood impacted residents there. This support comes from the Government of Guyana through the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). The supplies will be delivered during this week and consist of essential food items. Suriname’s Ambassador […]
Guyanese students will start receiving the $30, 000 cash grants at the end of July, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand announced. Speaking at the Georgetown Department of Education Regional Awards Ceremony for the Academic year 2020-2121, on Wednesday, the minister said, “We are giving from the government level, the most support, parents and students have […]
– commits to supplying tillers, other inputs for farmers to improve their cultivation Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha has maintained that the government has no political agenda when it comes to the agriculture sector adding that all farmers are key to ensuring food security as they are the ones who are supplying the food […]
Seven (7) business owners of Sophia, Georgetown, whose livelihoods were disrupted by infrastructure works under Phase Two of the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP) are now benefiting from a two-day capacity building training. The training, which began on Wednesday at the National Library, is led by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) […]