Sixteen charitable organisations, and other charitable groups have received funding of up to $1.5 million from proceeds generated by the recently held Kares One Guyana T10 Tape Ball Blast ‘Cricket for Charity’ match. The funds were presented to the representatives of the organisations by President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali and First Lady Mrs. Arya Ali […]
– at launch of third Agri-Investment Forum and Expo To advance investment and innovative measures to attain CARICOM’s Vision 25 by 2025 target to reduce the region’s hefty food import bill, the third Agri-Investment Forum and Expo was launched on Friday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The forum and expo, themed ‘Accelerating investment in […]
– 100,000 labour shortage figure quoted from IOM report With the large-scale transformation unfolding in Guyana, and the increased demand for skilled labour, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, has reasoned that government can increase the supply of domestic labour to meet these demands. The Vice President was speaking at a press conference on Thursday afternoon, […]
The PNC-led A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has once again come under fire for its continued attempts to mislead Guyanese, particularly the Afro-Guyanese community. While addressing a press conference held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre on Thursday, Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, addressed the claims by Political and Social activist, Attorney-at-Law Nigel Hughes, […]
Dengue is endemic to Guyana and the Region of the Americas. Every few years there is a cyclical increase in dengue cases due to seasonal and climatic conditions among other factors. The Region of the Americas has recorded a significant increase in dengue cases in the last few months. They have recorded 2,102, 848 cases […]
Approximately thirty-five (35) organisations, representing Afro-Guyanese communities across the country, received funding totalling just over $1.8 million each for a range of projects. The cheques were handed over by Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips in the presence of Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sport, Charles Ramson, during a simple ceremony held at the Arthur […]
His Excellency President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced the following appointments of Permanent Secretaries in eight Government Ministries. The Head of State has appointed two new Permanent Secretaries, namely Ms Adele Diane Tricia Cole-Clarke to the Ministry of Legal Affairs and Mr Miguel Shaun Choo-Kang, former Head of Regional Planning in the State Planning […]
The Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS-ARU) on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on the Hon. Mohabir Anil Nandlall SC MP, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs at the Attorney General’s Chambers and Ministry of Legal Affairs, Carmichael Street, Georgetown. The RSS-ARU team consisted of Ms. Kisha Sutherland, Director and Ms. Chanika Carrington, Legal Advisor. The RSS-ARU, […]
Government is taking a modern approach to delivering justice as part of its efforts to reform the justice sector. This was on Wednesday reiterated by Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, during his address at the commissioning of the new Vigilance Magistrates’ Court. “We are moving in the direction where we […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, recently held an engagement with residents of Haimaruni, one of the villages chosen for 10 homes as part of the Hinterland Housing Programme. While the village had initially selected the 10 beneficiaries, there were concerns about the selection process. Minister Croal urged the village to revise the process […]