The first ever Prime Minister 10/10 Softball Cricket Competition was officially declared open on Saturday by Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips at the Kwakwani Community Centre Ground in Region Ten. Prime Minister Phillips noted that the competition will become an annual sport within the region with more features added. “This is the first Prime […]
– Opens US$13M Banks DIH automotive subsidiary company The local private sector has the potential to harness Electric Vehicles (EVs) manufacturing for economic growth and sustainability, particularly since Guyana boasts a carbon-negative economy, President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said. According to the head of state, the vision of EVs goes beyond transportation; it aims to […]
Like other communities, residents of Yarrowkabra, Long Creek and surrounding areas along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway, took advantage of the government’s eye-testing and spectacle vouchers programme on Saturday. The distribution exercise was held at Yarrowkabra Health Centre. Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy visited the health centre […]
– National Mangroves Exhibition hosted The government has invested over 1.9 billion dollars in the restoration of mangroves and enhancing the coastal resilience of the inhabited areas that are below sea level. This is according to Jagnarine Singh, Chief Executive Officer of National Agriculture Research, Extension Institute (NAREI), as he addressed persons gathered on Friday […]
In a move to maintain tranquillity within residential areas, trucks, articulated, and heavy-laden vehicles are now restricted from traversing narrow community streets. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, announced this measure during a meeting with councillors and residents of Lamaha Gardens on Friday while addressing their concerns about traffic disruptions. “The ministry will put […]
Two Solar Photovoltaic Mini-Grid Systems totaling over $45 million were commissioned in the communities of Sebai and Canal Bank in the Matarkai Sub-district of Region One on Friday. The system at Sebai is valued at $26.472 million and consists of 19 kilowatts of solar arrays and 38 kilowatts of battery power. The system is expected […]
-170 children to be exposed to social, and life skills President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali assured the 170 children participating in a national youth camp organised by Men on Mission (MoM) that the government is dedicated to moulding them into exemplary citizens. The second youth camp at the Kuru Kuru Training Centre, facilitated by […]
Thirty residents of Santa Aratack benefit from a training course on Bamboo Weaving Techniques in Guyana. The training was officially launched on Friday by the Minister of Tourism Industry and Commerce Oneidge Walrond along with the Chinese Ambassador Jao Haiyan in Santa Aratack Village in Region Three. Minister Walrond noted the highly productive nature of […]
-As Govt moves to strengthen local government organs through enhanced training ‘You work for the people and communities that elected you. You must have good governance, transparency and accountability. You must be grounded and guided by the law’. This was the sentiment expressed by the Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Sonia Parag at […]
-to strengthen technical training systems in Guyana, Dominican Republic The Ministry of Labour and the National Institute of Technical and Vocational Training (INFOTEP) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen technical and vocational training systems, economic growth, and social development in Guyana and the Dominican Republic. Through this collaboration, both countries hope to […]