Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has been honoured internationally for his advocacy in driving sustainable development and positioning Guyana as a global leader in forest conservation and climate action. Dr Jagdeo was bestowed with the prestigious Sustainable Development Leadership Award at the World Sustainable Development Summit in New Delhi India on Wednesday. Prime Minister Brigadier […]
GOAL continues its mission of transforming lives through education by celebrating the success of more than 300 scholars who have completed their master’s degrees at UNICAF’s partner institutions. In 2025 alone, 271 GOAL scholars graduated through programmes offered by Liverpool John Moores University (UK), the University of East London (UK), UNICAF University, Malawi, and UNICAF […]
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines will commence operations in Guyana on June 4, 2025. In preparation for the airline’s entry, Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill and his delegation met with the KLM delegation to discuss logistical and operational matters on Wednesday at the ministry’s headquarters. The team included KLM’s Regional Manager Dirk Buitelaar, the […]
– following launch of apprenticeship training programme Twenty women will receive the requisite skillsets in electrical installation and basic solar photovoltaic (PV) technology following the launch of the Female Apprenticeship Training programme on Wednesday. The well-designed two-year course will be facilitated through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and seeks to close the gender […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, has stated that relatives of anyone who died after registering for the $100,00 cash grant can uplift the cheque provided they present the necessary documents. The government amended the Deceased Persons Estate Administration Act in November of last year, allowing families to better access […]
The government stands ready to support pupils affected by the massive fire that demolished Mae’s School at Subryanville in Georgetown Wednesday morning. Minister of Education Priya Manickchand told reporters that the government will reach out to the school’s administration to accommodate displaced students, especially those preparing to write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) and […]
Dr MCR HRD Institute launched a Two-Week Training Program on March 4th on “Media Management for 26 Journalists and Media Professionals from Guyana, Suriname, Tanzania, Nepal, and Sri Lanka”. The training program has been sponsored by the ITEC Division of the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and will end on March 15th, 2015. […]
On Tuesday, the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, commenced an awareness outreach to promote the Guyana Digital School, a revolutionary platform aimed at transforming education delivery in Guyana through the use of technology and digital learning tools. As part of this initial outreach, Minister Manickchand and technical team, visited St. Rose’s High School and […]
Following weeks of negotiations between H.E. President Dr. Irfaan Ali, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Guyana Rice Development (GRDB), and local rice millers, an official agreement was inked today that will see rice farmers receiving no less than $4,000 for a bag of paddy for the first crop of 2025. This was disclosed by Agriculture […]
Guyana’s labour market is set to revolutionise with the launch of the Ministry of Labour’s SkillsConnect App. The app was developed by the National Data Management Authority (NDMA) to connect employers with potential employees through a digital platform, regardless of their location in the country. Employers can post advertisements for job openings while employees can […]