Despite the government’s continued focus on the ongoing border controversy with Venezuela, the government made it clear that the nation’s growth will not be adversely impacted. Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, on Wednesday, reaffirmed that works are well on the way to ensure strategic measures and programmes are catered for in the 2024 Budget, to […]
One hundred sixty-three graduates of the Guyana Industrial Training Centre (GITC) are now equipped with technical skillsets essential to meet the labour demands of industries within Guyana’s evolving and diverse economic landscape. Some 29 persons received certificates in data operations, 48 in electrical installation and 20 in welding. Seven graduated in furniture making, eight in […]
Persons residing and travelling through central Georgetown are benefitting from several rehabilitated thoroughfares in the communities of Alberttown, Queenstown, and Kingston. The completed road project is a fulfilment of President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who was on the ground back in November to consult with residents and the business community. While there, the president immediately […]
Hundreds of persons turned up to bid farewell to Lieutenant Colonel, Michael Charles at his home in Timehri, East Bank Demerara, on Wednesday. Col. Charles who served in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) for some 40 years, was the pilot of the helicopter which crashed a week ago in the dense jungle of Guyana, while […]
A total of 4,444 individuals from the ten administrative regions have successfully graduated from various skills training programmes, free of cost, through the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) for 2023. BIT certified 187 individuals in Region One, 646 in Region Two, 320 in Region Three, 1,224 in Region Four, 254 in Region […]
– 800 kilogrammes of produce reaped at Mazaruni The Guyana Prison Service’s (GPS) Grow More programme is thriving. This year cultivation of crops was productive despite the prolonged dry weather which impacted agriculture activities nationwide. Agriculture is one of the main rehabilitation programmes offered by the Prison Service. Recently, inmates housed at the Mazaruni Prison […]
The Ministry of Health is well on its way to eliminating Filaria, as it seeks to advance the triple therapy method. This method consists of three components that help to effectively clear the minute larva of a filaria from the blood. Speaking at a health conference at the Texila American University, Providence, East Bank Demerara […]
Today, the Security Council Report commenced a two-day training with the Guyana team on United Nations Security Council (UNSC) matters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The training aims to build the capacity of the home-based team ahead of the assumption of Guyana’s non-permanent seat on 1 January 2024, and will focus […]
Several community roads along the East Coast corridor continue to be rehabilitated through the Ministry of Public Works’ Special Projects Unit (SPU). This is the fulfilment of a commitment made by Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo following community engagements in Haslington and Enmore. During these outreaches, residents raised concerns related to deteriorating roads, which affected […]
Elderly Guyanese are overjoyed this holiday season thanks to the government’s timely one-off $25,000 cash grant, distributed to 72,000 pensioners across the country. This will allow seniors to purchase the items they need to celebrate Christmas comfortably. The government rolled out the distribution in Regions Six and Ten on Tuesday. DPI spoke to some of […]