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House lot beneficiaries to occupy their lands by October – Min. Croal

Thousands of house lot beneficiaries across the country will soon be able to access their house lots to commence construction of their homes. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, MP, announced that the Ministry’s engineering team will be in the respective areas to section off the lots so that persons will be able to […]

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President Ali to meet with several Heads of Government, Int’l Organisations in New York

His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali will be meeting with several Heads of Government and high-level officials from distinguished International Organisations while in New York next week for the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Although the Head of State has addressed the UNGA before, this will be his inaugural physical presentation. President […]

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CANU and GPF destroy 4,000 kgs of cocaine, marijuana and other illicit drugs

The Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) and the Guyana Police Force (GPF) on Saturday destroyed 2,000 kilogrammes of cocaine and 2,000 kilogrammes of marijuana and other illicit drugs on Homestretch Avenue. The drugs destroyed were accumulated over a two-year period. The destruction of the narcotics was overlooked by Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, MP, Deputy […]

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Another successful COVID-19 vaccination drive-through hosted at MovieTowne

– Minister Anthony pleased with turnout The Government’s COVID-19 adolescents’ vaccination drive-through initiative at MovieTowne, on Saturday saw overwhelming support from members of the public who took both their first and second doses of the available vaccines. Seventeen-year-old, Shana Marks, a former student of Soesdyke Secondary told the Department of Public Information (DPI), that she […]

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Guyana commits to providing strong leadership on climate change and food security – President Ali

– Tells Sixth Summit of CELAC that Latin America and Caribbean must enhance collaboration His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today told the VI (Sixth) Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) that Guyana is committed to providing strong leadership on issues such as climate change […]

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Community roads in Enmore, Foulis slated for rehabilitation

Several community roads and bridges under the  Enmore/Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) are set to be rehabilitated by the end of this year. The local organ will also receive $2 million worth of crusher to carry out the roadworks. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP,  made the commitment during a meeting […]

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205 students graduate from BIT youth empowerment programme in Region Three

Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton on Friday, presided over a graduation ceremony for a batch of 205 students of the Board of Industrial Training’s (BIT) National Training Project for Youth Empowerment, in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). The ceremony was held at the Leonora Technical and Vocational Training Centre. The minister expressed high hopes for […]

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Community roads, bridges in Enmore, Foulis slated for rehabilitation

Several community roads and bridges under the  Enmore/Hope Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) are set to be rehabilitated by the end of this year. The local organ will also receive $2 million worth of crusher to carry out the roadworks. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP,  made the commitment during a meeting […]

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“Cash grant should not be seen as compensation but as a form of assistance to return to the land”

–Minister Mustapha tells Region Five farmers during flood-relief grant distribution exercise On Friday, Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha spearheaded the government’s ongoing flood-relief cash grant distribution exercise in Region Five, Mahaica-Berbice. Farmers who suffered losses in rice, cash-crop, and livestock during the extended rainy period which resulted in instances of flooding across the country, are currently […]

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