Over 900 workplace inspections were conducted by the Ministry of Labour’s Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department in 2023. This was revealed by Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton on Tuesday during his end-of-year press conference at the ministry head office, Georgetown. “950 inspections were done in Georgetown and across the region, that affect over 8,000 […]
The construction of the Regional Food Hub which is being built along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway will ensure Guyana reaches its goal of becoming the lead exporter of Agricultural produce. Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha said the initiative will further position the country to showcase its current role and capability of managing the overall agriculture sector […]
– 54 new Guyana shop corners established in 2023 A total of 130 new agro-processing products have been launched by the Ministry of Agriculture, through the New Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC), in the year 2023. Some of the products include Taz Instant Cook-up Rice, Basara Gentle Shampoo and Nourishing Conditioner, Aunt Bago Mango Achar, Heather’s […]
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has debunked the opposition contention that an APNU-AFC government would be able to grant citizens higher salary increases using interest earned from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF). This argument for using interest earned from the NRF was made at an opposition press conference earlier today when the opposition economic advisor […]
President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has called out the propagandistic narrative being peddled by naysayers who seek to discredit the government’s efforts to bring transformational benefits to Guyana and its people. “The type of analyses that I’ve been seeing are self-created to convey a message that the transformational benefit of the investment by the government […]
Guyana’s inflation rate for 2023 is 1.9 per cent, when the global average is between 4 to 5 per cent, according to Vice President, Bharrat Jagdeo. “We don’t invent laws of economics…in any part of the world, you have to assess how a government has been able to address a phenomenon, which is natural, particularly […]
– Says ‘We don’t see it as a gimmick, we made promises we have kept and intend to keep’ Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has responded to claims made by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton that the government’s plan to implement free university education is a mere “political gimmick”. Norton’s comments were made in response to President […]
Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has affirmed that an oil refinery remains a possibility for Guyana, and the government is currently engaging with five potential investors in this regard. He said this during a press conference at the Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Georgetown, on Thursday (January 4, 2024). “We’ve been having discussions […]Guyana’s national fiscal plan that will outline the country’s development pathway for the year will be presented to the National Assembly in January, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo has confirmed. Vice President Jagdeo made the revelation at his first press conference for 2024 at the Office of the President, Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Bourda, Georgetown. “We’re […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, on Thursday, disclosed that the temporary bridge, which is in place for the swift completion of the four-lane high span, New Demerara River Bridge, is 100 per cent completed. He made the revelation during an inspection of ongoing works on the entire western section of the construction […]