– Launches new ICT Innovation Challenge Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, today, said that the Government is committed to supporting technologically-driven innovations as part of its development agenda. During the launch of the Inaugural Innovation Challenge 2022, the Prime Minister explained that the Government is steadfast in […]
─ as international parliamentarians meet to discuss climate issues Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, M.P, said countries around the world could either take immediate steps and drastic action to address the climate crisis or subject themselves to an infernal global disaster. In his brief address to the 144th Inter-Parliamentary […]
For 36-year-old Wilbert Chester, becoming a qualified heavy-duty equipment operator has always been his childhood dream. Through the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT), that dream was realised, as he was among the 147 persons in Region Two, who received their certificates from the training programmes Wilbert told DPI he feared his dream […]
The space between UG road and Ogle, East Coast Demerara will see a major facelift as the Ministry of Public Works is set to expend around $249 million for massive enhancement works in the area. The area which has been divided into three lots, with lot one catering for the construction of a parking lot […]
The Ministry of Health has partnered with the Harvard University, to carry out studies of the malaria parasite, to detect changes that may cause drug resistance, the findings of which, could contribute to global studies. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said Guyana could become one of the top centers once the project is successful. […]
Some 16 families who were squatting at Cane View (Mocha/Herstelling) for decades, will soon complete their new homes in developed schemes on the East Bank of Demerara. The families were relocated to Farm and Herstelling Housing Schemes, by the Ministry of Housing and Water to pave the way for the construction of the Eccles to […]
The protection of Guyana’s sea and river defence remains a priority for government as over $107 million in works will soon be executed in Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six. Invitation for bids is being extended to eligible bidders to undertake the works being advertised by the Ministry of Public Works, Works Services Group. […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Tuesday, announced government’s aggressive move to create some 800 new part-time jobs for persons living along the Essequibo coast, Region Two. The Vice President said the strategic plan will significantly supplement the income of a number of households across the region. He was at the time engaging several rice […]
-at 48th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC Speaking at the 48th Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh earlier today while commending the Government and People of Pakistan […]
Government has reiterated its commitment to ensuring the sustainability of the agriculture sector, despite of the prevailing global economic environment that has led to fluctuating commodity prices. This reassurance was given by Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, on Tuesday as he addressed rice farmers at the Anna Regina Secondary School. The Vice President said the […]