—Gov’t lauded for leadership Whether it is for business or pleasure, citizens and visitors alike can soon expect more competitive options for air travel between Guyana and Barbados. This comes as Inter-Caribbean Airways on Friday launched its new route, which seeks to tap into the growing interest for regional travel with Guyana as focal point. […]
Approximately 80 families at Zeelugt, East Bank Essequibo, will receive certificates of title for their land within three months, part of the PPP/C Government’s comprehensive housing programme. This was related to them by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, during a meeting there on Friday afternoon. He said the matter goes […]
–Bamboo, Lamp Islands among communities to benefit The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has received 100 water tanks from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United States (US) Government, which will be used to provide potable water to flood affected families nationwide. CDC’s Director- General, Lieutenant Colonel Kester Craig said several households at Bamboo […]
Queen’s College students Sarena Razack and Bedesh Persaud are among some of Guyana’s top performers at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate Examination and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE), respectively. At Friday’s announcement of the results at the National Centre for Education Resources Development (NCERD) in Georgetown, it was highlighted that Razack performed outstandingly at […]
—Says Private Sector also has an important role to play His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali said that the achievement of a Climate Vulnerable Fund (CVF) would not only be beneficial to vulnerable countries but will also create investment opportunities for climate-prosperous economies around the world. The Guyanese Head of State made this statement while delivering […]
─ boundaries expanded to 19 E.C.D communities Applications for core homes and home improvement subsidies were on Friday reopened by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). This will see the remaining 150 core homes constructed and 1,764 home improvement subsidies distributed. The programme which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) falls under […]
Office of the Prime Minister has noted two consecutive reports in the media which assert that government has approved the granting of a licence and frequency authorization to Green Gibraltar Inc. While government desires to maximize competition and welcomes investment of new entrants to the sector, and has indeed done considerable work on processing the […]
─ over 14,000 cases recorded so far for 2021 The Government of Guyana is teaming-up with a number of reputable organisations and universities to carry out studies aimed at reducing the transmission of malaria here. With an alarming 14,786 cases recorded from a total of 61,663 tests so far for the year, Minister of […]
Guyana, in collaboration with the US based National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health and the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) with assistance from Columbia University, is set to host a “well-being” conference targeting mental health. The conference will be held from November 8and 11 at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), and […]
Persons residing in Arakaka Village, Region One (Barima-Waini) can now look forward to reliable and improved power supply with the addition of a $15 million generator grid seeking to boost the village economy and overall standard of living of residents. On Wednesday last, while spearheading the government’s ongoing flood relief in Arakaka Village, Agriculture Minister […]