Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, M.P., on Wednesday, urged the APNU+AFC parliamentary opposition to participate in the ongoing countrywide clean up initiative spearheaded by the government. The minister, was at the time, responding questions about allocations for the sanitary landfill in the budget estimates. Some $650 million has been approved to […]
─ as $6.1 billion budget passed The sum of $90 million has been approved to improve accessibility in Region Two, with the construction of several roads. This was revealed as the $6.1 billion budgetary allocation for Region Two was being scrutinised in the Committee of Supply, Wednesday. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel […]
The Ministry of Health continues to increase Guyana’s COVID-19 testing response with the procurement of adequate COVID-19 tests being made available to the general public. Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., during Wednesday’s COVID-19 update, said approximately 2, 219 tests have been conducted daily since the beginning of this year, doubling the amount conducted in […]
The Committee of Supply on Tuesday approved $22 million to begin works on the establishment of the Local Content Secretariat – the body responsible for overseeing and implementation of Guyana’s the Local Content Act. Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat shared this figure following questions from Opposition Member of Parliament, David Patterson during the consideration […]
Government is creating more avenues to assist vulnerable persons through a range of training programmes. Under the social services unit of the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security, over $12 million has been budgeted for training programmes to assist persons in vulnerable situations. This was revealed when the$30 billion budget of the ministry was […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, said 20 per cent of Guyana’s land should go to its Amerindian peoples. He revealed this during a recent interview with the New York based Vice News. “If you look at the land policy of the government, when we assumed office in 1992, indigenous people had titled lands, about 6 […]
The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) management wishes to emphatically reject the unsubstantiated and disparaging remarks made by the former Minister within the Ministry of Public Health and Honourable Member of Parliament, Dr. Karen Cummings, in the National Budget Debates on Thursday February 3, 2022. In Dr. Cummings’ statement which the GPHC has confirmed in […]
-$21 B budgeted for preparatory works Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said government is engaging a new bidder to construct the new Demerara River Bridge. This comes after negotiations with the first preferred bidder, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd, bore little fruit. Minister Edghill made the disclosure during the consideration of estimates […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat has announced that $88 million has been approved for a consultancy firm to review the field development plan of Guyana’s fifth oil development-Uaru. This news was shared on Tuesday, during the consideration of estimates and expenditures for the Natural Resources Ministry in the Committee of Supply. In January 2020, […]
The PPP/C Administration has once again demonstrated its interest in the well-being of persons living with disabilities with the budgetary allocation of $$200 million for 2022. The allotment will allow disabled persons to access a plethora of social services to enhance their daily lives. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, MP, […]