With the objective of supporting Amerindian villages severely affected by the nationwide flooding, the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC), in collaboration with the British High Commission through the European Union Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (EU-FLEGT) Programme, prepared some 500 food and sanitation hampers for distribution. Some 70 per cent of hinterland and Amerindian villages […]
Assessments of several cricket grounds in Region Four were on Thursday conducted, as Guyana prepares for the possible hosting of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Youth World Cup in 2022. Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Kwame McCoy, MP, led a team of officials to conduct the assessments of the Demerara Cricket Club, Georgetown […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, is appealing to parents and guardians to allow their adolescent children to be vaccinated against the deadly Coronavirus. Minister Anthony made the appeal during Thursday’s COVID-19 update, hours before the official launch of the Government’s COVID-19 vaccination programme for adolescents across the country. “I hope that a lot […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall MP, SC, says there has been tremendous progress in the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) Criminal Justice System (SCJS) Programme, which seeks to address overcrowding in prisons. AG Nandlall was addressing the project’s mid-year review at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Wednesday. “There are certain […]
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Dr. Peter Ramsaroop said local content and the need for joint ventures, were at the forefront of discussions with foreign investors at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) 2021, hosted last week. Dr. Ramsaroop reflected on the Conference during an interview with DPI on Wednesday. […]
─ $1.2 billion housing development for Amelia’s Ward in 2022 More than 150 persons in Linden, Region 10 are now employed, as Government commenced the construction of 20 elevated homes in Amelia’s Ward. Importantly, all the materials for the construction of the homes are being sourced from businesses within the mining town. Minister of Housing […]
A team of officials have conducted an assessment of several recreational and sport facilities in Kwakwani with a view to ensuring the necessary upgrades are made, for the benefit of the citizens. Acting Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Kwame McCoy, MP, joined by Director of Sport, Steve Ninvalle, Chairman of the National Sports Commission, […]
Government will soon begin the construction of three eight-door outfall canals to mitigate flooding in Regions Three, Five and Six. This was announced Wednesday by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, MP. “Our Ministry through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) has been tasked with the responsibility of looking for suitable locations. We already have […]
Guyana has received 146,250 doses of the US made Pfizer vaccine from the United States Government for the immunisation of children 12 to 17 years old. The vaccines arrived on board a FedEx Express flight at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) Tuesday afternoon. While delivering brief remarks at CJIA, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank […]
-Minister Manickchand The Ministry of Education has received over 4,000 returned consent forms from parents giving the green light for their children to be vaccinated against the deadly COVID-19. This was disclosed by Minister, Priya Manickchand, MP, on Tuesday. The Minister expects this number to increase significantly. “Bear in mind at that point, parents did […]