Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, MP, said Wednesday, that the government is committed to ensuring the health and safety of workers in both private and public sectors. He made this declaration at the Centre of Local Business Development’s (CLBD) award ceremony, held at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown. “Government of Guyana is concerned about the safety […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, MP, said that the administration of booster doses has increased incrementally across Guyana. To date, the Ministry of Health has administered 7,270 booster doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The programme was rolled out in November and was initially targeting persons 50 years older, persons with comorbidities and frontline workers. […]
–Says Government had extensive discussions with EU’s Deputy Managing Director of the Americas His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali today announced that Guyana will be receiving €7.56m (G$1.77bn) from the European Union as part of its Budget Support Programme. The Head of State, after meeting with a delegation from the EU’s External Action Service (EEAS), led […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips said Tuesday, that the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is moving apace with its efforts to assist flood affected residents nationwide. While the extensive flooding over the past weeks has affected some 6,500 households throughout Regions One to Six, not all are severely impacted. Based on assessments conducted, the Pomeroon […]
Guyana on Tuesday received $1.78 billion or €7.56 million from the European Union (EU), the last disbursement from union’s budget support programme. President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who made the announcement during a joint press conference at the Office of the President, said a large part of the funding will go towards strengthening Guyana’s sea […]
Some 143 persons graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security-Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) training programme on Tuesday. The initiative created to empower women, is the brainchild of Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, M.P, which saw over 500 women across the 10 Administrative Regions participating in a variety of accredited […]
–to help 4,760 WIIN participants countrywide start up small businesses When the participants of the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) turned up to collect their graduation certificates today, many of them had no idea that Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, was about to announce that they would also be […]The Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali Government has earned the trust of the European Union (EU), Director/ Deputy Management Director for the Americas in the European External Action Service (EEAS), Javier Niño Pérez has said. The remarks by the official came on Tuesday, during the final disbursement of €7.56 million to Guyana, as budgetary support. “We […]
as €7.56 million received in budget support His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said there is a misconception that Guyana does not qualify for concessional financing or support from partners internationally for its development. He made this point just after announcing that Guyana received €7.56 million (GUY $1.78 billion) in budgetary support from the European […]
Government, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Empowerment Fund, is investing US$ 1.2 million to help some 4,760 female entrepreneurs across the country. The initiative is funded by the United Nation’s World Food Programme and can be accessed through the ministry’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN). Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, M.P, […]