Over 110 vulnerable Guyanese have embarked on a new chapter by becoming homeowners through the government’s Core Home Initiative. The life-changing journey was once again realised as seven additional low-income families from Haslington, Non-Pareil, Good Hope South, and Cummings Lodge Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara, received the key to their new homes on Tuesday. Beneficiaries […]
Guyana’s ability to defend and monitor its maritime territories will be significantly enhanced with the addition of a new offshore patrol vessel to the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) fleet. The vessel was named the ‘GDFS Shahoud’, in honour of Colonel Michael Shahoud, who was among the five Guyana Defence Force officers who perished in a […]
Approximately US$1 million has been approved by the United States Embassy for the maintenance of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard’s vessels, along with ongoing training provided by the U.S. Coast Guard. This is according to the United States Ambassador to Guyana, Nicole Theriot, who was speaking during the commissioning ceremony for the GDFS Shahoud, […]
– more than 45 drainage infrastructure assets to be repaired, replaced Approximately 320,000 persons, roughly 40 per cent of Guyana’s population, are set to benefit from improved drainage infrastructure, through a US$45 million project approved by the World Bank. This new Coastal Adaptation and Resilience Project will enhance flood risk management efforts. In a release […]
Moving from one step to the other, and closer to home ownership, residents along the SoesdykeLinden Highway remain grateful for the government’s interventions into their well-being. After being allocated a lease and then issued land, the government through the Ministry of Housing and Water on Tuesday hosted a face-to-face engagement between the residents and various […]
Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy engaged residents of Circuitville along the SoesdykeLinden Highway and Timehri North, on the government’s highway developmental plan. The engagement was aimed at ensuring that the residents know what will be done to propel the country’s infrastructure and what will result […]
On June 11, 2024, Judge Nawaf Salam, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), convened a meeting with the agents of Guyana and Venezuela regarding the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 (Guyana v. Venezuela). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the subsequent procedures in the case, pursuant to Article 31 of […]
A series of developmental works are on the government’s agenda to better the livelihoods of those residents living within North Sophia, Greater Georgetown. This was asserted during an outreach by Minister of Tourism, Industry, and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, and Minister […]
– To benefit over 4,000 residents Residents of Fort Wellington and other neighbouring communities can expect expedited X-ray services as a modern, $97 million digital X-ray unit was commissioned at the Fort Wellington Hospital on Monday. This new diagnostic apparatus replaces the outdated analogue machine and promises greater efficiency and reliability in conducting radiography for […]
