Guyana exported over $1.8 million in non-traditional commodities in 2023 to meet the growing demand for new crops. The disclosure of monies earned in exportation was made by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Saturday, December 30, 2023. Minister Mustapha, was at the time hosting the ministry’s end-of-year press conference, listing the achievements of the […]
Guyana has taken its seat as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council for a two-year term 2024-2025. Today, Permanent Representative of Guyana to the United Nations, Ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, installed the Guyana flag alongside those of other Security Council members outside the Council chambers. Also participating in the simple ceremony were the […]
Construction of a high-rise government office which will link several government ministries and agencies is expected to begin in the first quarter of this year. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, gave the update at a year-end press conference on Friday last at the ministry’s Wight’s Lane, Kingston, Georgetown office. “This is a major […]
It would be recalled in 2021, Government amended the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act to bring greater transparency and accountability in the management of Guyana’s oil resources, including the requirement of Government to seek annual Parliamentary approval for withdrawals from the NRF as stated in Section 19 of the NRF Act 2021. Pursuant to that […]
President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has disclosed the government’s intention to implement a phased approach to implementing free education at the University of Guyana (UG) in 2024. This move marks the first step towards realising the PPP/C government’s manifesto commitment of providing free tertiary education to Guyanese by the year 2025. The president made this […]
The six new regional hospitals are expected to be operational by 2025. This is according to Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony who stated that work on the hospitals at Suddie, New Amsterdam, Lima, De Kinderen, Diamond, Bath and Skeldon, are progressing. “For all of these facilities we have completed the foundation and you would […]
Guyana’s premier healthcare institution – the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Department of Orthopedics recorded massive successes in 2023 as surgeons in that department conducted a total of 748 emergency surgeries for the year. Speaking at the institution’s year-end press conference, the Head of the Surgery Department, Dr David Samaroo informed media operatives that 1,602 […]
The Guyana Prisons Service’s “Grow more campaign” is reaping rewards beyond bountiful harvest. The prisons’ agriculture programme generated an impressive $26,838,650 through crop and meat production for the year 2023, all at market value. The government allocated $5.5 billion through the Ministry of Home Affairs as a landmark move towards boosting inmates’ productivity and employability […]
– new equipment procured The government through the Ministry of Agriculture has conducted major infrastructural works throughout the country through the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority. These developments include the creation of proper waterways, farm-to-market roads, and the construction of new pump stations. The achievements were listed by Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, during the […]