-Endorses Dhaka-Glasgow declaration at global climate conference His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali endorsed the Dhaka- Glasgow Declaration this weekat a high-level side event at the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP) 26. The Guyanese President stated that Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Low-lying Coastal Countries, like Guyana, lack support and not ambition in […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, who is performing the functions of President, said that governments within the Regional must place disaster risk reduction policies as national priorities and mainstream disaster risk management into all aspects of their countries’ developmental efforts. He made this appeal during his remarks this afternoon at the Seventh […]
–as flood relief distribution kicks off in Region One Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, on Wednesday, directed the distribution exercise for the government’s ongoing flood-relief distribution exercise in several villages in Region One (Barima Waini). Farmers from Arakaka, Matthew’s Ridge, and Baramita turned up in their numbers to the various distribution sites, anxious to receive the […]
I extend warmest wishes to all of Guyana, especially our Hindu brothers and sisters, on this special occasion of Diwali. This observance is a beautiful commemoration that traditionally sees friends and families gathering to light diyas, which send the message of the triumph of light over darkness; good over evil. It is a special observance […]
The flame of love will guide us towards shared prosperity I extend joyous greetings to all Guyanese, but especially to our Hindu brothers and sisters, on the occasion of Diwali – the Festival of Lights. The bright and colourful lights of Diwali remind us of the welcome return of Lord Rama, Sita and Lakshman to […]
-$17.3M distributed to Sebai, Canal Bank farmers Fifty -six-year-old Aubrey Campbell, a father of 14, who hails from Sebai Village was among hundreds of farmers in the Matarkai Sub-district, who benefitted from the government’s flood-relief cash grant on Wednesday. Campbell, who is involved in subsistence farming of cash crops, said he suffered great loss during […]
The best option to begin Guyana’s energy transition to renewable sources was adjudged in 2016 to be the Amaila Falls hydropower project, according to a study commissioned by the Government of Norway. It was the David Granger led administration that agreed to this objective and facts-based assessment of AFHP. The report, compiled by Norconsult, on […]
Government will soon undertake a proactive approach to regularise and upgrade the Eccles Industrial Estate, East Bank Demerara (EBD). On Wednesday, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, MP, and Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Anand Persaud, MP, engaged occupants within the commercial zone. “This is the second visit […]
Committed to providing vulnerable citizens with financial support, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security has extended the government’s 75 kilowatts per hour (kWh) campaign to an additional 5,000 households. Human Services and Social Security Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, MP, is delighted to be able to deliver on yet another promise focused on providing […]
THE Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is pleased to have secured funding under the United Nations Spotlight Initiative from United Nations and the European Union for the StoryBoard Initiative, launched last October 11 on International Day of the Girl Child. As such, the initiative is off to a great start. The facilities targeted […]