After a six-year wait, 19 local rice millers have received the $1.5 billion owed to them by the Panamanian Government. The cheques were presented by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha at the Ministry’s Regent Road office on Wednesday. The debt stemmed from a 2018 shipment of 9,000 tonnes of rice to Panama, which went unpaid, […]
The development the modern US$10 million China-Guyana Friendship Joe Vieira Park on the West Bank Demerara is taking shape, with earthwork excavation and foundation (sand, loam and pile) construction well advanced. Foreign Secretary and Chairman of the Protected Areas Commission (PAC) Robert Persaud, along with the Ambassador of China to Guyana Guo Haiyan assessed ongoing […]
Despite political mischief and various challenges during construction—such as material shortages, rising costs, and labor shortages—the Bamia School in Linden, Region 10, is now 95% complete. St8tment Inc.- the Construction Company, on Wednesday firmly debunked rumors being peddled that the project is far from completion. Given the challenges encountered, the company was granted an extension […]
A brand-new Industrial Technology and Home Economics Department was commissioned at Queen’s College on Tuesday afternoon. The department features classrooms dedicated to Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and boasts six new laboratories, including those for food and nutrition, home management, textiles, building technology, technical drawing, and mechanical engineering. This new department is part […]
— two rubber wheel excavators to be procured Twenty residents of Linden were hired under the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development Country Implementation Plan (CIP) programme to enhance cleaning and maintenance operations in the mining town. This is part of a government’s effort to address flooding in the region due to heavy rainfall. […]
Design works are nearing completion for constructing a 1.5-kilometre concrete road connecting Karasabai to Tiger Pond and other satellite villages in the South Pakaraima Mountains, Region Nine. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this announcement on Sunday during his engagement with residents of the surrounding villages. “We will use the local labour right from this […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha has highlighted that the 2024 graduating batch from the Guyana School of Agriculture (GSA) will play a crucial role in advancing Guyana’s evolving agricultural food system. Speaking at GSA’s 59th graduation ceremony at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) in Liliendaal on Tuesday, the minister emphasised the significance of the […]
The PPP/C government has been committed to enhancing the education sector, ensuring that resources are fairly distributed across all ten administrative regions. Efforts have been made to extend and rebuild schools to accommodate the increasing demand from students in the education system. Education Minister Priya Manickchand highlighted that, upon the government’s assumption of office in […]
The government has advanced its road improvement initiative by awarding contracts to small contractors for infrastructure upgrades countrywide. On the island of Wakenaam, the Ministry of Public Works has awarded contracts, totalling $1.39 billion to 48 small contractors. These contracts will cover the upgrading of 9.138 kilometres of roads to rigid concrete pavement. During a contract […]
Passengers at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) can soon expect significantly shorter processing times as the new automated border control system, eGates, will become operational by November. According to CJIA’s Chief Executive Officer Ramesh Ghir, eGates will help manage the 18% increase in flights and streamline the processing of over 100,000 evening passengers annually. […]