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Dominican Republic ready to finalise petroleum agreement with Guyana

– Other projects on the cards President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader has announced that his country is ready to finalise petroleum exploration agreements with the Government of Guyana as part of a 2023 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The Latin American leader made the announcement in his keynote address at the opening of the […]

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Gov’t ramps up efforts to boost HPV vaccination coverage to 90%

The government is intensifying efforts to increase human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage to 90 per cent as part of its strategy to reduce cervical cancer risks. During a recent commissioning ceremony in Region Ten, Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony underscored the importance of the HPV vaccine and highlighted the progress made in expanding vaccination […]

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New Demerara River Bridge on schedule for August deadline

The construction of the new Demerara River Bridge is progressing smoothly, with overall completion now at 81.6%, the Ministry of Public Works has reported. The project remains on schedule for its August 31, 2025, deadline. Significant advancements have been made on the east and west approach bridges, the cable-stayed main bridge, and general site infrastructure. […]

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Foreign Affairs Minister condemns attack on GDF officers

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Hilton Todd expressed his outrage to the ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana, Carlos Perez, over yesterday’s unprovoked attack of a Guyana Defence Force (GDF) patrol vessel. Six members of the GDF were injured after heavily armed men on the Venezuelan side near […]

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Prime Minister met with One Communications Guyana to discuss service-related issues

Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips convened a meeting with Mr Richard Stanton, Deputy CEO of One Communications Guyana, and his team to discuss the recent service disruption that affected some mobile customers. During the meeting, One Communications (Guyana) briefed the Prime Minister on the technical issue encountered. Mr Stanton explained that the service disruption […]

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Steps taken overtime by Government to lay the foundation through various financial sector legislation to allow for a stable, sound and strong financial system

–as Financial Institutions (Amendment Bill) receives Parliament’s approval Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh as part of Government’s broad agenda to build and strengthen the legal frame work and to improve access to credit, today successfully piloted in the National Assembly the […]

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National Assembly approves Financial Institutions (Amendment) Bill

The National Assembly Monday approved amendments to the Financial Institutions Act which will lay the legal framework for foreign financial institutions to establish offices locally. The amendments introduce a new section (19A) to the principal act. It mandates foreign financial institutions to seek approval from the Bank of Guyana before establishing a local representative office. Senior […]

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59th Anniversary of the 1966 Geneva Agreement

Today the Government and people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana commemorate the 59th Anniversary of the Geneva Agreement of 1966, which provides the framework for the resolution of the controversy that arose out of Venezuela’s unilateral attempt to nullify the legality of the Arbitral Award of 1899, which definitively established the land boundary between […]

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