Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips and outgoing CARICOM Secretary General Irwin LaRocque this afternoon turned the sod on a plot of land at Sparendaam on the East Coast of Demerara, for the construction of the official residence of the CARICOM Secretary General. The Prime Minister said that while he could not give details […]
─ Sputnik V also arrives ─ 100,000 doses of Pfizer expected in September Guyana’s COVID-19 immunisation campaign has been boosted with the arrival of 57,600 doses of AstraZeneca through the COVAX facility. The vaccines arrived early Friday at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport. In his remarks, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony MP, said that […]
Prime Minister, Hon. Brigadier (ret’d) Mark Phillips and CARICOM Secretary-General, Ambassador Irwin LaRocque today turned the sod for the construction of a residence building for the CARICOM Secretary General. The simple ceremony was held Friday afternoon. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, MP, also attended. “We’re still in the design stage, where […]
The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Education, on Thursday continued the distribution of the ‘Because We Care’ cash grant in Georgetown. DPI visited the West Ruimveldt Primary, South Ruimveldt Primary and Ascension Secondary schools. Education Officer, Felicia Madramootoo, facilitated the distribution of the cash grants at the South Ruimveldt Primary, where students from […]
The Small Business Bureau (SBB) recently conducted an outreach in Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), where approximately 80 persons accessed the agency’s services and applied for small business grants. On Tuesday, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond MP, joined the team from the SBB, as they visited Wakapoa, an Amerindian community which is also exploring […]
Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo MP, has expressed his disappointment with the vaccine hesitancy being displayed by some doctors and nurses. The Vice President shared this during an interview with the social commentator The Guyanese Critic on Wednesday. “Doctors and nurses are in a science-based field. How could you be in a science-based field and […]
Community Enhancement Workers (CEWs) in Mabaruma, Region One are being encouraged to improve the quality of work they are executing, as the aim is to enhance and preserve the town’s aesthetics. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall MP, made this call on Wednesday during a meeting with the workers. He said despite […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, MP, has said it is unfair that persons would claim that there are no studies on the feasibility of the gas-to-energy project. This was in response to questions from journalist, Neil Marks on News Room’s Insider. The Vice President said the fact that a person does not know about the […]
-Min. Sukhai starts distribution in riverine communities Government’s ‘Because We Care’ cash grant programme is a great means of support to many Amerindian families in Barima-Waini (Region One). Many hinterland households are struggling to make ends meet as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. This, coupled with the recent flooding disaster, which destroyed farms, the sole source […]
As a result of representations made by various stakeholders to my office on sections of the COVID- 19 Emergency Measures (No. 20) issued on the 29th July 2021, the stakeholders represented to me that healthcare workers, public transport operators, and conductors require additional time to comply with the Order. I have examined the request and […]