The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) commenced the bidding process for the remodeling of a building to be used as its new Head Office. The building to be remodeled is the Guyana National Shipping Corporation Ltd.’s administrative building 1, located in La-Penitence, Georgetown. Based on the Engineer’s estimate, the cost for the remodeling is pegged at […]
The government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) is in search of contractor to construct a bridge for the Puruni river crossing. The Puruni river is a tributary of the Mazaruni river, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). Improving connectivity and increasing productivity in Guyana are two manifesto promises of the PPP/C, and upgrading and transforming the […]
Aliyah James, construction supervisor at Guyana Shore Base Inc. is quickly approaching her third anniversary with the company providing support to Guyana’s oil sector. Her encouragement for women is to join the construction technical field. “Working with GYSBI is a very good experience, especially working in the construction department. That was a very interesting role. […]
Guyana has in stock an adequate number of Covid-19 vaccines to achieve herd immunity, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has said. With the Delta variant of the Coronavirus circulating, Guyana aims to fully immunise at least 90 per cent of its population to achieve herd immunity. During his daily Covid-19 update on Friday, Dr. […]
Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture has thus far distributed $2.5 billion in flood relief cash grants to farmers nationwide, to help cushion the severe impacts of the May/June flood. His Excellency, Dr. Mohammed Irfaan Ali announced in August that 52,000 households across 300 communities were affected by the unprecedented rainfall. “The combined assistance to […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) has noted with some concern, a drastic reduction in filing of VAT returns by VAT Registrants over the previous quarter (July to September) of 2021. Registrants are reminded of Section 82 (1) (a) & (b) of the Value Added Tax Act, Chapter 81:05 which states, as follows: “A person who […]
His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, today met His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, to advance closer relations between the two countries and to discuss key areas of technical cooperation. Among the areas discussed were food security, climate […]
His Excellency Safraaz Ahmad Shadood, Guyana’s Ambassador to Qatar yesterday presented his Letter of Credence to His Excellency Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar. Ambassador Shadood is a career diplomat, with over twelve years in the foreign service and most recently served as Chargé d’affaires at […]
–Service already in place for public spaces and building The Guyana Livestock Development Authority (GLDA), an agency under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture, will soon extend bee removal services to what are considered residential spaces. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Tuesday after requests were made to the ministry for […]
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs distributed 15 tractors to various villages in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni). Among villages benefitting were Bamboo Creek, Chiung Mouth, Itabac, Kanapang, Kato, Kurukubaru, Tuseneng and Yawong. The exercise was conducted by Minister Pauline Sukhai, MP during a recent visit to the region. Minister Sukhai said the tractors are among commitments made […]