Today, the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) hosted a virtual exercise to launch its five-year Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) project that is set to benefit some 12,000 women, youth (both female and male), and marginalized men in five Caribbean countries, namely Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Dominica, and St. Lucia. Persons who will benefit […]

Committed to improving the livelihood of senior citizens, the government on Monday rolled out the $25,000 one-off cash grant to pensioners in Region Three. The campaign spearheaded by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, MP, will provide financial support to pensioners for an additional month. Scores of citizens awaiting the grant […]

US oil giant ExxonMobil’s proposed Yellowtail petroleum development could provide some 1,300 jobs across its four phases. This is according to a non-technical summary document circulated at the first public hearing on the environmental impact assessment (EIA) of the project, held at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Monday evening. In the first stage of the project, […]

The Elderly Home Visiting Committee, since its installment last July, has made significant progress in organizing its 10-member team and has been providing practical, timely, and specialized care to residents with a number of health related issues. The committee earlier this month paid a visit to Uncle Eddie’s, Ivy Hall, Holy Family, Gentle Women’s, Archers, […]

Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, MP, said there are no recorded cases of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C), a rare but serious condition associated with COVID-19 in which different body parts of children affected by Covid-19 become inflamed. Dr. Anthony said children generally get a milder form of the Covid-19 disease.   “We have not […]

Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, MP, on Sunday met with the high-level Barbados Housing and Investment Mission team at the Watooka Guest House Linden, Region 10. Headed by Barbadian Minister of Transport, Works and Maintenance, Dr. William Duguid, the visiting delegation arrived in Guyana last Friday to seek investment opportunities and strengthen trade […]

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Dr. Peter Ramsaroop on Sunday met with a high-level delegation from Barbados, to discuss and promote Guyana’s vast investment opportunities. Dr. Ramsaroop met with members of the Barbados Housing and Investment Mission led by the Hon. Dr. William Duguid, Minister of Housing, Lands and […]

Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill, MP said a combined approach among the Ministries of Public Works and Local Government, and the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown will be adopted to end road-side vending. The minister said with the developments of roads in the country, the government is working to improve travel time, […]

─ councillors to benefit from several training programmes Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, MP, has instructed that the operations of the Aranaputa/Upper Burro Burro Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Region Nine, be audited to ensure accountability and transparency. The minister gave the directive after reviewing the local organ’s 2021 work programme and the […]

Minister of Agriculture Hon. Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday took the government’s flood relief grant to Aishalton, Karaudarnau, Achawib and Bashraizon, indigenous farming villages in Region Nine. The relief initiative, which was launched a few months ago, aims to help farmers return to the land following the severe effects of the nationwide flooding. So far, more […]