The collaboration between the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and the Evergreen/Paradise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) will see several residents of Westburg and Dartmouth in Region Two receiving the skills and knowledge required to become licenced mechanics. The four-month motor vehicle servicing and repairs training programme was launched earlier last week. The […]
As part of its ambitious housing solutions for Guyanese, the government has strategically designed regulations to make access to financing easy, while providing resources and incentives. Since assuming office in August 2020, the Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali–led Administration has engaged experts, investors, and contractors within the public and private sectors, locally and internationally, to execute […]
Billions of dollars have been invested to upgrade existing housing schemes across the country, as government remains dedicated to ensuring that every Guyanese realises the dream of owning a home. Government awarded four contracts earlier this year for a combined sum of $2.11 billion to commence construction on the first 109 acres of the 3,000-acre […]
Some 33 residents of Region Two are participating in the electrical installation and joinery skills training programmes, being offered by the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT), at the 8th of May Secondary School, in Dartmouth. A total of 18 persons are undergoing the electrical installation course, while the remaining 15 are being […]
Government continues to develop a framework that supports local and international investors in Guyana. According to Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, organisations like the American Chamber of Commerce Guyana (AMCHAM), help to create a foundation conducive to international investment, while also providing platforms for budding entrepreneurs to develop. As such, he said government will […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, along with a technical team from the ministry and regional officials, on Saturday engaged a number of residents of Cotton Tree and Bushlot, Region Five on the benefits of farming, as well as the government’s agriculture policy and plans. During the engagement, the minister encouraged persons to take up farming, […]
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs in collaboration with the Ministry of Legal Affairs launched consultations for the revision of the Amerindian Act 2006 in St. Cuthbert’s Mission on Saturday. The Amerindian Act of 2006 governs the collective rights of Amerindian people. In the year 2006 when the act was drafted a nationwide consultation was conducted, […]
Residents of No.63 village, New Amsterdam, and several other areas in Region six (East Berbice Corentyne) on Saturday benefitted from a public awareness session on restorative justice hosted by the Attorney General’s Chambers. This session forms part of a gamut of activities under the IDB-funded Support for the Criminal Justice System (SCJS) programme, which is […]
-2,000 more allocations at the end of building expo In just three years, government is on track to delivering 50,000 house lots by the year 2025 in keeping with its manifesto commitment, as a total of over 25,000 house lots have been allocated countrywide to date. Another 2,000 allocations would be achieved at the end […]
Over 600 certificates of title and transport documents are expected to be handed over on Saturday, at the ‘Dream Realised’ exercise on the third day of the International Building Expo at the National Stadium in Providence. Satya Gildhari from Mahaicony Creek, who has obtained his land title, said he had applied back in 2014 and […]