President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Friday announced drainage and road works for Kingston and Alberttown, Georgetown during community engagements. The head of state was accompanied by Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, Minister within the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development, Anand Persaud, Minister within the Office of the […]
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has agreed to hold public hearings in the case between Guyana and Venezuela on November 14, 2023. In a statement published on Friday, the court announced that the hearings will specifically address Guyana’s request for a court-issued order to block the questions in Venezuela’s referendum ahead of its December […]
Preparatory works at the Cummings Lodge 1767 Development which includes land preparation, pipe network, and road works are expected to be completed by November 30. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal made the announcement Friday when he inspected the progression of works in the prospective housing scheme. He explained that three of the contractors […]
The First Lady’s Office, Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, and Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport Ministry will host the first ever “One Guyana Diwali Jalsa,” a cultural celebration for all Guyanese. One of the event coordinators, Neaz Subhan, explained to the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Friday that the event will be […]
Like many other sectors, the government has expended billions into its Air Navigation Services (ANS) to ensure the smooth flow of its operations. This is according to Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, who noted that over $1 billion was injected into the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) since the PPP/C Administration returned to […]
The Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) expects to see 100 international scheduled flights per week by December, thanks to growing partnerships and a surge in incoming passengers. This was recently stated by Director of Air Navigation Services (ANS), Rickford Samaroo, during a telephone interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI) on Friday. According to […]
Guyana held a technical consultation with UN Security Council members on Friday as it prepares to assume its non-permanent seat on the council, the premier body for maintaining international peace and security. Foreign Secretary and High Representative for UNSC Affairs Robert Persaud led the Guyanese team at the ministry’s headquarters on South Road in Georgetown […]
– Asserted their right to state protection in keeping with int’l conventions General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has strongly condemned the inhumane treatment of Venezuelans in Guyana during his weekly press conference on Thursday. His statement comes in response to a troubling video circulating on social media, which portrays […]
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar on Thursday said the government has invested US$27.5 million to increase the Guyana and Power and Light Inc. (GPL’s) generating capacity by 28.9 megawatts to combat the frequent power outages and low shedding being experienced across the country.The generating sets and six step-up transformers were procured […]
As the government continues to expand access to training programmes in the health sector, Minister, Dr Frank Anthony disclosed that the application process will be opened for the nursing assistant training programme this month. The online course is expected to commence in early January 2024 and will run for one year, Minister Anthony announced during […]