For the year 2021, Guyana produced 42.7 million barrels of light, sweet crude from the Liza One development in the prolific Stabroek Block. This was announced by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh when he presented Budget 2022 last week. The 42.7 million barrels of oil […]
The oil and gas industry has done wonders for the investment climate in Guyana. On top of that, the PPP/C Government’s marketing campaign to attract investment to Guyana and its revolutionary economic diplomacy with Guyana’s bilateral partners has made certain that there are investors from every corner of the globe. Notwithstanding this, there are serious […]
The Government Analyst-Food and Drug Department wishes to alert the general public on the proliferation of foreign labelled cooking oil on om local market branded Vila Velha and Soya. These products are suspected to be illegally imported from Brazil and are labelled wholly in Portuguese which is in contravention to the Food and Drugs Act […]
On January 31st, 2022, the Ministry of Education registered its first batch of students into the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme totalling 119 students from eight schools across Guyana. This was announced by Assistant Chief Education Officer (Technical), Ms. Marcia Paddy at a workshop that began today for CVQ Assessors. The three-day workshop is being […]
The Atlantic Reader Series, a local book series tailored to enhance literacy skills in students in Grades One to Six, is a step towards reducing the disparities between the Coast and Hinterland in accessing appropriate and adequate local learning material. This was noted by Head of the Learning Resources and Development Unit, Ms. Myra Pierre […]
Thirty (30) Mines and Forestry Officers of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC-15) and Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC-15) who are stationed, or will be stationed in a number of hinterland communities, recently participated in a two-day Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Victim Identification Workshop from January 26th -27th, 2022. The participants were engaged in […]
Government will soon launch the Media Communication Academy to increase the capacity of media workers in Guyana. Defending National Budget 2022, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, M.P, noted that the budget caters for the upskilling of media operatives, to ensure there is better delivery of […]
His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali today presented the President’s Medal to the two top graduates of the University of Guyana Class of 2020/2021. Both Davendra Kissoon and Tomeshwor Mohabir from the Turkeyen and Tain campuses respectively finished with GPAs of 4.0. Kissoon, 27, finished as the valedictorian after successfully completing a bachelor’s of Science Degree […]
Member of Parliament (M.P), Yvonne Fredricks-Pearson said Amerindians in Guyana will be the beneficiaries of every expanding sector under the leadership of President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali. The M.P. was speaking Monday during the debate of the $552.9 billion 2022 budget presented by the government. “I would like to say on behalf of the indigenous […]
The budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Tourism this year, will equip the sector with all the capital needed to develop and upskill Guyana’s human resource to meet the demands of the rapidly growing economy. During the first day of the budget debate held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) Monday, Minister of Tourism […]