Kindness As-Salaamu-Alaikum to my fellow Guyanese, Guyanese in the diaspora, and Muslims across the world. I extend Ramadan Mubarak greetings to our Islamic community. Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, invites us to closer intimacy with our Creator and with our fellow Brothers and Sisters. Muslims observe the Holy Month with fasting, prayers, […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, on Friday witnessed the handing over of an ambulance to the Kwakwani hospital for the hospital by the Kwakwani Natural Resources Organization (KNRO) at Independence Park, Kwakwani, Region 10. Mr. Lamuel Carmichael, Secretary for the KNRO handed the keys of the vehicle […]
The first-ever WE LIFT Essequibo, at the Anna Regina Town Council on Wednesday received overwhelming support from the Cinderella County’s residents. The initiative, a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security and the Regional Gender Affairs Committee of Region Two showcased over 50 of the county’s most promising female-owned businesses. Minister […]
A management committee will soon be established to care for and manage the No. 63 beach, Region Six, in time for the upcoming Easter Day activities. This decision follows concerns raised by Commander Boodnarine Persaud, regarding recent traffic congestion involving over 250 vehicles there. It was relayed that these vehicles were nearly washed away, due […]
Residents of Regions Five and Six are expected to soon benefit from services being offered through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce’s Small Business Bureau (SBB). A help desk will be established within the respective regions to allow residents easier access to the agency’s services, thus reducing the need to travel to Georgetown. Minister, […]
Seventy-Nine (79) hemodialysis patients have received cheques valued $600,000, to help subsidise their treatment expense, as the PPP/C Administration rolls out its dialysis treatment initiative. The first payout exercise of more than $47 million, was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), on Friday. Dialysis patient, Sean Alphonso said the kind gesture will ease […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, on Friday, commissioned a $37.8 million Magistrate’s Court and living quarters in Kwakwani, Region, 10. Delivering the feature address at the simple ceremony, he said access to justice is an inalienable right to the people of Guyana. The Attorney General said the judiciary […]
The Ministry of Public Works this morning, signed a number of contracts for the construction and upgrade of roads and bridges in the hinterland regions, and communities along the coast. Contracts signed at the Ministry’s Kingston office, include those for the upgrade of 32 bridges between Kurupukari and Lethem to the tune of $3.19 billion […]
The Ministry of Labour on Friday received a number of equipment from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), that will be used to implement a recording and notification system of occupational accidents and diseases. The equipment, which include laptops, projectors, and back up batteries, among other electronic items, were delivered by Director of ILO Decent […]
-with enhanced environmental safeguards and operator regulation by local and international experts The Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) earlier today signed the Petroleum Production License (PPL) for the Yellowtail offshore development in the Stabroek Block Offshore Guyana. The Yellowtail project approval was a result of extensive reviews done by local and international […]