– Retroactive to January 1, 2025 Following Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo’s response to a question by the media yesterday that public servants and teachers will receive the previously agreed eight percent increase in salaries for 2025 before the September 1 national elections, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and […]
With the upcoming commissioning of a modern water treatment facility at La Parfaite Harmonie, access to safe and reliable water will soon become a reality for more than 27,000 residents in Region Three. The plant will also serve residents from Lust en Rust, Recht Door Zee, Onderneeming, Westminster, Schoonord, Bagotsville, Nismes and Canal Number One. […]
An international port facility will be constructed at Parika in Region Three, allowing Guyanese businesses to ship their goods to countries in the Caribbean region and beyond. The new port will help to modernise the country’s export process and significantly boost regional trade. With an initial investment of approximately $4 billion (US$20 million), the port […]
Vendors operating along the Railway Embankment at Buxton, East Coast Demerara, will soon be relocated to facilitate the progress of the $192 million East Coast road construction project. A tarmac will be constructed to allow the 27 documented vendors to continue their operations uninterrupted. The relocation process will follow a model similar to the one […]
Lanaballi, a small farming community located up the Essequibo River, will benefit from the construction of a control structure to support drainage and irrigation for farmers. This $75 million project is slated to be completed in early December. This was announced by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali during one of several community engagements on Thursday. […]
As Guyana advances in the field of technology, farmers nationwide will soon be able to receive real-time assistance from experts, an initiative that could help to rapidly advance the country’s national development. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali explained on Thursday that a section of ‘AskGov‘, an AI-powered chatbot designed to allow citizens to interact with […]
The eight per cent salary increase for public sector employees will be paid in July’s salary, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, announced on Friday. This increase will be paid to all public servants, teachers, members of the disciplined services, constitutional office […]
Guyanese can look forward to more impactful, people-centred policies and initiatives in the future under the leadership of President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Notwithstanding the tremendous transformation Guyanese have witnessed in the last five years under the PPP/C government, President Ali on Thursday told scores of residents in Meten-Meer-Zorg that better is yet to come. […]
The government has set its sights on transforming the village of Hubu on the East Bank of Essequibo into a national centre for crab farming, a bold move that could reshape the local economy and create a new frontier in aquaculture. President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during a community engagement on Thursday, announced plans to […]
The implementation of the Single Electronic Identification System, which will see every Guyanese receiving an electronic identification card (E-ID), will enhance border control and aid in addressing the migrant issue in Guyana, Vice President and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, said on Thursday. On March 10, 2023, the government […]