Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said Monday that the government has decided to extend the 7 per cent retroactive increase given to public servants to sugar workers. He made this disclosure after meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha; Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo), Sasenarine Singh; and the General Secretary […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall S.C, has expressed that the government’s Local Content Bill is “fundamental to nationhood and to the interest of every single Guyanese.” The Attorney General stated this during his interview with the National Communications Network (NCN) last week when the government tabled the Local Content Bill […]
His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that along with the many infrastructural improvements, the East Bank Corridor will also be a reservoir for job creation. Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Mocha to Diamond Interlink Road on the East Bank of Demerara, the Head of State said that the new road would not […]
Residents along the Essequibo Coast received first-time access to pension books and delayed National Insurance Scheme (NIS) after years of hiccups. On Monday, Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, visited the NIS office in Anna Regina, where he spearheaded the exercise. Minister Singh told the pensioners […]
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand, M.P, on Monday laid out a host of plans her ministry has in place for the new year, which will benefit both teachers and students. Among those plans is the full reopening of school for students of Grades Eight through Thirteen, when school resumes in January. Minister Manickchand was speaking […]
The Dental Council of Guyana is warning the general public to keep an eye out for phonies pretending to be certified dentists and dangerously offering dental braces placement. Chairman of the dental council, Dr Pravesh Harry, explained that the council has been keeping up its mandate to protect the public from these illegal practices. The […]
Following media reports and complaints received regarding the payment of severance and other benefits to workers who were terminated by Troy Resources Guyana Inc. on grounds of redundancy, the Ministry of Labour convened a meeting with the company’s management on December 14, 2021, to address the issues on behalf of the affected workers. At the […]
several high-powered LED lights also donated to Co-op to improve security Following a meeting with His Excellency, President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and Agriculture Minister Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha, members of the Three-Door Fishermen’s Co-op Society, last week, signed an agreement with the Berbice Bridge Company Incorporated (BBCI), allowing for the use of lands and the […]
The Ministry of Health is considering offering a second shot of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) made vaccine. This was revealed by Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, during his daily COVID-19 update. The Johnson and Johnson vaccine is currently being offered as a single shot. However, to boost its efficacy, scientists around the world […]
Several specialist doctors will be deployed to the Mabaruma hospital in Region One, by January 2022, to provide services at the institution, which was recently upgraded to a ‘smart hospital’. The ‘smart hospital’ initiative links structural and operational safety and disaster resilience, while maintaining a ‘green’ status in operations. The $835 million (US$4.175 million) project […]