Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, has filed a motion asking the National Assembly to nominate one member for the Natural Resource Fund (NFR) Board of Directors. The nomination is provided for in the Natural Resource Fund Act 2021, which became law in December. The Board […]
The Ministry of Agriculture will be partnering with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Six, to host a massive farmers’ market, which will allow entrepreneurs to better advertise and sell their produce. The exercise intends to attract agriculturists, specifically cash crop farmers and agro-processors from across the district. During separate farmers’ meeting in communities […]
─ two months for art gallery, food court section A two-week timeline has been given for the completion of phase one of the safe space to be created along the Lamaha Corridor, where the old railway station was situated. This was disclosed by Project Engineer at the Ministry of Public Works, Kevin Samad. The first […]
─ design for phase two being finalised Phase one of the geometric improvement project along Vlissengen Roadhas been completed. The $42.6 million project is aimed at improving access for pedestrians. The first phase of the project runs from the roundabout to Barr Steet and was executed by Vieira 66 Logistics. The area has been paved, […]
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission continues to successfully secure redress for consumers by enforcing the Consumer Affairs Act of 2011. The Commission during 2021 received 480 complaints which amounted to a total value of $211,034,785. This amount reflected a 101% increase in the dollar value of complaints compared with the previous year 2020. The […]
It has come to the attention of the Bank of Guyana that FIRST CITIZENS GLOBAL via its webpage https://www.firstcitizensgroup.com appears to hold itself out as conducting banking/financial business in several countries/regions including Guyana. The Bank of Guyana wishes to inform the general public that First Citizens Bank of Trinidad and Tobago does not hold a […]
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud last Tuesday, received reports of recommendations to update the Domestic Violence Act and new and emerging forms of violence following a legislative analysis of the 1996 Act, and research under the EU-UN spearheaded by her ministry’s Spotlight Initiative. The recommendations and reports were crafted by […]
The Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT), in 2021 trained 3,086 persons in various skilled areas, in keeping with the technical and workforce needs of the country. Of that number, 120 persons were trained and certified in Region One; 250 in Region Two; 328 in Region Three; 1,434 in Region Four; 145 in […]
The Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that it will only provide COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for persons who have been hospitalised, and those who have been in environments susceptible to COVID-19 infection. This was revealed Tuesday by Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, M.P, during his daily COVID-19 update. Dr Anthony explained that […]
The Guyana Energy Agency (GEA) is in search of a consultant to conduct a mid-term valuation of the Energy Matric Diversification and Institutional Strengthening of the Department of Energy (EMISDE). The programme is designed to support Guyana’s evolving energy sector by investing in sustainable, cleaner energy solutions to diversify the energy matrix in the hinterland, […]