Over the past four years, Guyana has seen the establishment of almost 100 sawmills and 50 lumberyards, increasing the number of value-added products within the forestry sector. As time goes by, it is projected that even more of these facilities will surface, due to the high demand for logs and wood in the housing sector. […]
Following the successful completion of the Sheriff Street-Mandela Avenue Project, the government applied several of its measures including the design and stringent supervision of works into new infrastructural undertakings. This was according to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Works, Vladim Persaud, as he gave remarks at the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) exit […]
Efforts are being made to improve the water quality and supply in Central Georgetown to bring relief to residents soonest. Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI), Shaik Baksh gave the assurance during a press conference at GWI’s Corporate Office on Thursday. The high levels of turbidity and sediment intake at GWI’s Shelter […]
-over 200 persons to benefit Over 200 farmers and agro-processors including women and youths will now have the opportunity to increase the value, and extend the shelf life of their agricultural produce, following the commissioning of a $14.3 million state-of-the-art dehydrating facility at Plantation Hope Estate, East Coast Demerara. The facility was commissioned on Thursday […]
-As he combated the opposition misinformation The PPP/C government has implemented initiatives that have led to a significant number of people now enjoying gainful employment in just four years. This accomplishment has led to a shortage of labourers in certain sectors of the country, as disclosed by People’s Progressive Party General Secretary, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo. […]
The teachers’ pay increase proposal negotiated between the Ministry of Education and the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) was sabotaged by GTU’s Coretta McDonald and other persons with a political interest in industrial strike days before it was finalised. This is the position of the General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo […]
Approximately 750 students from Diamond and surrounding communities along the East Bank of Demerara will benefit from the construction of a new block at the Diamond Secondary School valued at $74 million The sod-turning ceremony for the new building was spearheaded by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Monday. The project will be undertaken by […]
By Lorenda Cuffie Given Guyana’s transformative landscape, the government recognises the need to modernise the education sector by allocating a large sum of money and crafting prudent policies to guarantee full access to quality education. From August 2023 to present, the Ministry of Education has executed a plethora of projects which continue to produce significant […]
The government, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, has been working to restart the operations of Troy Resources and Rusal in Guyana. The ministry has been consulting local and international companies firstly to explore recommencing operations at Troy Resources in the Karouni Mine, Region Seven. This is according to the Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram […]
