–‘Small Party’ online statement filled with blatant misinformation The National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), in exercising its mandate to deliver quality drainage and irrigation services to farming communities across the country, has been working with various contractors and consultants to ensure drainage and irrigation works are executed to a specified standard across the country. […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips presented a telecommunications licence this afternoon to a new local telecommunications provider, Green Gibraltar. During a simple ceremony in the boardroom of the Prime Minister’s Office, the senior government official said that he was happy to welcome the local company and that it is his hope that the increased […]
Guyanese welders and other technical professionals are set to undergo high level courses that will allow their expertise to mirror international standards. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) providing international training in these fields was signed on Friday at the Marriot hotel, Georgetown, on the sidelines of the International Energy Conference and Expo. The agreement was […]
-says Covid not over Persons attending Mashramani activities this year have been urged not to be complacent, as the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony said Friday, that a spike in cases is still possible. “Covid is not over…we have seen an omicron wave and those numbers have been dropping, […]
With enough resources available this year to further develop human resources in the health sector, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., on Friday said the ministry will be rolling out a number of training courses for persons desirous of pursuing careers in the field of health. “There are lots of training that would become […]
As the International Energy Conference came to an end on Thursday, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat participated in a panel discussion during which he reiterated Guyana’s commitment to the sustainable management of its natural resources. “When we campaigned in 2020, we made a promise to the people of this country. We made a promise […]
Guyana will be pursuing a low carbon transportation infrastructure to reduce the demand for imported fossil fuels for vehicular transport in 2022. This was disclosed by Prime Minister, Brigadier (rtd) Mark Phillips on the third day of the International Energy Conference and Expo ongoing at the Marriott hotel, Georgetown. Prime Minister Phillips said Guyana remains […]
The Revenue Authority wishes to remind all importers, wholesalers and retailers that all imported package/unit of alcoholic/tobacco products must be affixed with an excise stamp in accordance with the amendment made under Regulation 212 of the Customs Act, Chapter 82:01. The Authority in keeping with this Regulation has intensified its law enforcement efforts which have […]
–400 chicks, feed donated to assist with CSEC, CAPE farm management SBA –Min. Mustapha says ministry looking to replicate similar initiatives at other schools across the country Today, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha handed over 400 broiler chicks and starter feed amounting to approximately $310,000 to the President’s College Agriculture Science Department to assist students with […]
The use of technology remains critical to countries seeking to achieve zero net carbon emissions, Schlumberger’s Emissions Business Director, Kahina Abdeli-Galinier said Thursday. She said Guyana, a fairly new oil producing nation can be a world leader in this effort. Delivering a virtual presentation to the International Energy Conference virtually, Abdeli-Galinier said 30 per cent […]