-expresses sympathy to family of slain youth Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C. M.P, said efforts will be made to resuscitate the Community Policing Group (CPG) in Strathspey, East Coast Demerara. The AG made the commitment when he visited the family of slain youth Chris Persaud, who was killed on Friday, […]
The Government of Guyana is aiming to transform the country’s health sector to ensure that citizens nationwide have access to quality, first world health services. During his address at the recommissioning of the Lethem Regional Hospital as a SMART health facility on Friday, His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali stated that he has charged Health […]
Over $123.7 million in flood relief cash grant was distributed to 1363 farmers in several Region Three communities on Saturday. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Mohabir Hon. Anil Nandlall S.C. M.P. led the distribution exercise. The communities that benefitted include Endeavour, Mc Gillivray, Belle Vue and La Heureuse Aventure. The farmers from these […]
Scores of farmers on the East Bank of Essequibo are now beneficiaries of over $80 million worth in cheques. These monies are part of the Government’s flood relief initiative which aims to support farmers to go back to the soil following the effects of the unprecedented nationwide flooding. On Saturday, Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram […]
Fifty more police officers are now more equipped to deal with Gender Based Violence and Domestic Violence after undergoing training at the Police Officer’s Training Centre. The Second and Third Batch of graduates from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s and United Nations Populations Fund COPSQUAD 2020 aim to improve the efficiency of […]
On Saturday last, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the government’s ongoing flood-relief initiative at the West Demerara Secondary School, Leonora Secondary School and Meten Meer Zorg Primary School on the West Coast of Demerara, Region Three (Essequibo Islands – West Demerara). Region Three is the fifth region to benefit from government’s the relief efforts following […]
Technological innovation by Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) has resulted in some 15,000 residents from Farm to Parika on the East Bank of Essequibo receiving a significantly improved water supply. These residents were receiving a low level of service with the collapse of the Farm well in June, 2021. Therefore, the company has rehabilitated and reactivated […]
By Kellon Rover and Neola Damon More than 1000 Region Two farmers received $350 million in flood relief grants on Friday, during an outreach spearheaded by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha. The Government has set aside some $7.6 billion for the initiative as a way of supporting farmers who suffered losses in the recent countrywide […]
Residents in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) can now easily access quality healthcare services as the Lethem Regional Hospital was on Friday recommissioned as a Smart Hospital facility. The upgrading of the Lethem Regional Hospital is part of the “Smart Healthcare Facilities in the Caribbean” project being funded by the United Kingdom Department for […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, through the Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB), on Friday commissioned a GY $10,071,000 drying floor at Riverstown, Essequibo Coast. Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, who officiated the commissioning by spreading paddy on to the asphalt structure, urged farmers from the area to make full use of the facility. He said the facility […]