The Ministry of Public Service has extended the deadline for the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship applications to Saturday, March 5, 2022. The extension will allow for additional persons to join the already 7, 000 applications so far for this year. Last year, the government awarded 6,000 GOAL scholarships to Guyanese to pursue […]
Eye care in Guyana will be boosted with the restoration of the Port Mourant Ophthalmology Hospital which was practically abandoned over the five years of the former administration. During a recent visit to Region Six, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said since taking office, government has made significant strides in getting the hospital back […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, M.P. said the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority and the Civil Aviation Training School, should start thinking of expanding aviation training to countries across the region. Minister Edghill, who was speaking at the recent Civil Aviation Training School’s graduation, said the entities “must now think regionally and globally to […]
More persons are being urged to take their Covid-19 vaccine booster doses as the number is way below expectation. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during the Covid-19 update on Monday said there is a challenge in administering the booster shots across the country. So far, of the 324,981 people who took both doses of […]
Government is taking a more proactive approach to ensure farmers, agro-processors and exporters are linked to the most lucrative markets, locally, regionally and internationally. The move will see the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) developing strategies through extensive market research this year, to promote Guyana’s agricultural products here, across the region and internationally. The sum […]
Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha met with relatives of the three missing fishermen, at his Regent Street office on Monday. The men were reported missing after the trawler they were operating on capsized Saturday morning, some 18 miles off the Mahaicony Coast. Minister Mustapha told the relatives he remains hopeful that the men were able to […]
The Guyana Consulate in New York will be hosting “An Evening of Culture” on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, to showcase the uniqueness of Guyana’s six peoples in celebration of the nation’s 52nd Republic Day Anniversary. The celebration will occur at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, New York. The event will be attended by […]
In his presentation to the International Energy Conference and Expo last Wednesday, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat announced that Guyana and Suriname intend to establish a local content platform. This initiative, he pointed out, will create and support opportunities for both countries in areas of oil and gas, agriculture, investment and other critical sectors. […]
The Guyana Oil and Gas Energy Chamber said the recently concluded International Energy Conference and Expo, held at the Marriott in Georgetown, was a major success and organisers and stakeholders must be commended. The energy chamber said following the conference, that “the real work has now begun, for more reasons than one.” “To this end, […]
Thousands of young people will soon have the opportunity to upskill themselves to enter the working environment, as several Practical Instruction Centres (PICs) will soon be completed. Work is currently ongoing on centers at the North West Secondary School, Region One and Fellowship, Region Three. Speaking with DPI recently, Dr. Ritesh Tularam, Deputy Chief Education […]