The Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation (CJIA) on Sunday, led a clean up campaign along the Timehri/Soesdyke area. The exercise forms part of the nationwide clean up drive first undertaken in the city in early January by members of the joint services and private sector, with support from government. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan […]
– ‘The 1000 Hubs Project’ set for five regions The Government of Guyana, through the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has begun the installation process of 1000 free internet access hubs across five regions. Dubbed ‘The 1000 Hubs Project’, the initiative, which is a collaborative effort between the Industry and Innovation Unit at OPM […]
– Renewable energy high on the agenda Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips outlined several transformative projects that the Government will undertake in 2022 to significantly improve the local energy sector. During his budget presentation on Friday evening, the senior government official said that the distribution of 30,000 solar PV home energy systems […]
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo shared that the Government of Guyana is putting all systems in place for the approval of the Yellowtail field development plan (FDP), with completion anticipated for March. Yellowtail is Guyana’s fourth and biggest oil project in the Stabroek Block and is proposed by ExxonMobil’s local subsidiary, Esso Exploration and Production […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources notes a statement emanating from the Alliance for Change (AFC) on its decision to appoint a new National Coordinator to the Guyana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GYEITI) Secretariat, and would like to correct falsehoods and misleading claims contained within the said statement. The Ministry had, months ago, invited applications f0r […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, M.P, has announced that some 3,800 acres of land have been identified for immediate development of the new Silica City in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Timehri area. Minister Croal was at the time providing an update on the Silica City development project during his presentation at the National […]
Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamall, M.P, said that the 2022 National Budget provides large sums of money for community infrastructure development. The Minister, was at the time, defending the 2022 National Budget at the National Assembly, on Friday. He stated that, “we are putting $5 billion to community infrastructure through its […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said government’s $5 billion investment in sea defence, is government making an investment to secure agriculture. The Minister made the affirmation on Thursday as he defended the 2022 budget during the debates. “It is not just boulders and riprap sea defence we are thinking about, we are thinking […]
Five Guyanese on Friday, graduated from a four-week interCaribbean Airways flight attendant training programme at Duke Lodge, Georgetown. Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority, Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Egbert Field commended the company for sticking to its promise of utilising local content of Guyana. “They stuck to that promise and here we are today with […]
Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) gave a series of presentations in the National Assembly on Budget 2022, which Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh said he welcomed. He said they served as a reminder to the people of Guyana why they voted the APNU+AFC out of […]