The new $515 million Sister Hazel Campayne Block was on Tuesday commissioned at the St Rose’s High School by Minister of Education Priya Manickchand. While giving the keynote address, Minister Manickchand said that the fact that the block is named after Sister Hazel displays the government’s gratitude to the many people who have been positively […]
Guyana is taking a lead role in the Caribbean Agriculture sector with the establishment of the Regional Food Hub. This was disclosed by Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha as he made a presentation in a meeting with the President of the Islamic Development Bank H.E. Dr Mohammed Sulaiman on Monday. The land for the facility […]
President of the Islamic Development Bank, His Excellency Dr Muhammad Sulaiman Al-Jasser said that he is impressed with Guyana plans to move up further along the development trajectory, while indicating his satisfaction with the major strides made in transforming, and modernising Guyana’s landscape. Speaking at a meeting with government officials at the Arthur Chung Conference […]
Residents of communities in the hinterland regions will soon enjoy improved connectivity, greater ease in transportation, and other associated socio-economic benefits, with the construction or rehabilitation of roads in Regions One, Seven, Eight, and Nine. The government, through the Ministry of Public Works, is inviting sealed bids for the project which is divided into some […]
The Ministry of Education on Monday launched EDpal, an innovative application set to revolutionize the way learners from across the country access educational content at their convenience. This groundbreaking initiative aims to provide a convenient and effective tool for reinforcing learning, reviewing challenging subjects, and improving academic performance, utilizing approved content which is also aired […]
Some 11,000 persons have completed training in the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Women Innovative and Investment Network (WIIN) programme to date. The statistic was provided by Minister Dr Vindhya Persaud Tuesday last, during the weekly televised programme, ‘The Guyana Dialogue’. “We had 25,000 persons registered when we started this programme in 2021. […]
As part of another progressive move to propel the use of technology in the education sector, the Ministry of Education’s radio station, EDYOU FM, launched its EDpal learning mobile application on Monday. The app has various educational content for learners from the nursery to the tertiary levels. The features of the app include low latency […]
Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr has called on residents of Region One to take advantage of the grants being offered by the government and to make demands for the development of themselves and their communities. During several community consultations in the region on Saturday, Minister Ramson stressed the government’s position of […]
Approximately 200 households in Kumu and Quarrie – satellite villages of St Ignatius, Central Rupununi, Region Nine, now have first-time access to reliable electricity, after receiving solar photovoltaic (PV) home systems through the government’s Solar Home Systems Project. Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai handed over the solar systems to the residents Wednesday last, in […]
Fourteen (14) entrepreneurs who completed the first cohort of the ‘ElevateAll’ programme, offered by the Centre for Local Business Development, were presented with their certificates of participation on Saturday. The programme aimed to support Guyanese manufacturing businesses with professional development for business success and personal growth. During the graduation ceremony held at the Pegasus Corporate […]