Six students were on Tuesday awarded for participating in the Ministry of Education and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited’s (CPGL) Secondary School Green Energy and Renewables Essay Competition, at the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street, Georgetown. The competition sought to further educate youths on climate change and green energy. DPI spoke with winners of both senior and […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) received some $3.7 billion in taxes for the year 2020, representing an overall performance rate of 101.76 per cent. The statistics was provided in the 2020 Auditor General’s report, which was laid in the National Assembly on Monday, by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, M.P, said climate change and the cutting of emissions should be a global effort, and called on the global community to do their part. He said the fight should not rest on the shoulders 0f Guyana and other developing countries around the world. The minister made the call during […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson, M.P, said over US $3 million is expected to be pumped into Guyana’s economy when it hosts the 14th edition of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) under 19 World Cup tournament early next year. Guyana has been named one of the host countries for the tournament, which […]
The Honourable Minister of Education Priya Manickchand while on the island of Leguan today visited the coconut nursery established by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Hope Coconut Industries Limited (HCIL). The facility which is the only of its kind on the island grows coconut seedlings which are then purchased by farmers on the island […]
– Awards scholarships to two GDF ranks at Camp Everard Christmas Luncheon His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government will make the necessary investments in a number of army bases around the country to improve their technological capabilities, with the aim of advancing the educational development of the ranks. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, said accounting officers need to be more accountable when answering questions about the public purse. Minister Edghill made the comments as he supported the ‘adoption of the report of the Public Accounts Committee on its examinations of the public accounts of Guyana for the year 2015.’ The Motion […]
The National Assembly on Monday unanimously passed a motion for the current Parliamentary Sectoral Committee on Social Services (PSCSS) to adopt all outstanding work of the previous committee. The Social Services Committee of the Eleventh parliament, which was chaired by the former APNU+AFC Administration, was dissolved after the cessation of Parliament in late 2019 to […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, M.P, said while several communities countrywide are affected by the ongoing rainfall, Pomeroon in Region Two is mostly impacted. Providing an update on the sideline of the 32nd Sitting of the Twelfth Parliament on Monday, Minister Mustapha said the situation is currently being monitored by the Agriculture Ministry and the […]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, has rapped the major opposition, APNU+AFC, over what she said is the political party’s “lethargy, unpreparedness and disorganisation”, particularly is it relates to its preparation for the National Assembly. Speaking on the sidelines of the 32nd sitting of the National Assembly, Monday, Minister Teixeira reminded that the […]