The Aranka mining station is on course for completion with its opening slated for later this year. Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat announced this during the consideration of estimates and expenditures for Budget 2022 on Tuesday afternoon. “The Aranka mining station will be the new station added to the Bartica Station which houses the […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony is encouraging people infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) across the country, to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Speaking during Tuesday’s COVID-19 update, the minister said during the pandemic over 2, 000 people infected with HIV were loss-to-follow-up patients. “We estimate that we have 9, 081 persons who are […]
─ hundreds to gain employment in Regions Two, Six The People’s Progressive Party Civic Administration has made significant strides in honouring its commitment to provide 50,000 jobs to Guyanese, with an allocation of $2 billion for the construction of call centres and other co-investment projects. Approved by the National Assembly’s Committee of Supply Tuesday, Minister […]
In a bid to stimulate the growth of small businesses and budding entrepreneurs, the National Assembly has approved government’s proposed $300 million for the Small Business Bureau’s (SBB) Development Fund. Speaking on the floor of the Assembly’s Committee of Supply, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, M.P, assured the body that the budgetary […]
The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) has re-employed close to 500 persons at the Rose Hall Sugar Estate, to strengthen the factory’s workforce, to begin operation. During the consideration of Estimates and Expenditures of Budget 2022 on Tuesday, Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, announced that some 41 per cent of works in the factory has been completed. […]
-HR needs assessment to begin shortly Government continues to invest heavily in building the capacity of its human resource with $2.8 billion earmarked for the granting of scholarships. The sum was approved in the Committee of Supply following the consideration of the estimates for the Ministry of Public Service on Monday. Minister, Sonia Parag, said […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the PPP/C Government intends for Guyana to be an oil producer in a net zero carbon world. He made the comment in an interview with the New York based publication, Vice News, aired on Monday. The International Energy Agency had launched a report called Net Zero by 2050, which […]
Vital constitutional bodies have been allocated substantial financial amounts for their further development and function on the first day of the consideration of Estimates and Expenditures of Budget 2022. The Committee of Supply gave the nod for $50 million for specific improvements to be made to the parliament office’s infrastructure and to upgrade its equipment. […]
Some $278 million was approved for the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance on Monday, during the first day of consideration of the estimates for Budget 2022. Subject Minister, Gail Teixeira said the ministry intends to raise its profile and promote Guyana as a leader on issues that are at the top of the PPP/C […]The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has begun preparations for the hosting of Local Government Elections (LGE) this year. Some $4.1 billion has been allocated in this year’s budget for GECOM. From that amount $783 million will go towards the hosting of the elections, from which sums will cover security, equipment maintenance, procurement of containers, […]