The Young Influencers Programme has been empowering the nation’s youths, by providing them with a platform to promote positive change especially among peers. Among the myriad of projects undertaken by the Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali-led government since taking office three years ago, the initiative has emerged as a beacon of hope for young individuals countrywide. […]
The ongoing infrastructure projects at St Cuthbert’s Mission, Region Four, are already yielding tangible benefits, including employment opportunities and empowering residents to establish and grow their businesses. In May, several community participation contracts totalling nearly $90 million were signed between the residents of the community and the Ministry of Public Works. This intervention followed a […]
The National Assembly on Friday morning passed a modern legislation to regulate the real estate industry in Guyana, setting the stage for registration and processing of all individuals and companies that operate in the industry. In what was described as “long-awaited” legislation, the Real Estate Agents and Brokers Bill, the first of its kind in […]A bill to amend the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Act of 2009 was early Friday morning passed in the National Assembly. The bill seeks to modify the act to meet the best practiced standards of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), and improve the abilities and powers of law enforcement in […]
Guyanese will now benefit from secure implementation of electronic commerce, with the passage of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill of 2023. The revolutionary bill was given the green light by the National Assembly on Thursday, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. The bill paves the way for advanced and more efficient transactions countrywide, through […]
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) once again collaborated with the Ministry of Public Service (MOPS) to train public servants from various ministries and government entities on public procurement procedures. The training was held over a period of two (2) days which commenced on July 27, 2023 and concluded July 28, 2023. The training was conducted […]
– Motion passed to increase External and Domestic Debt Ceilings –Paves the way for further massive and aggressive development agenda As Government continues to move aggressively to further its development agenda and create financial room for more massive projects and policies to improve the living standards of Guyanese across the country, Senior Minister in the […]
Supplementary funding in support of a range of developmental initiatives countrywide, including provision of additional resources for construction and rehabilitation of community, urban and hinterland roads, drainage and irrigation works, rehabilitation of health buildings and school-feeding programmes among many other areas, were today sought when Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh presented a Supplementary Appropriation […]
Guyana and China continue to advance and sustain their bilateral ties which will soon see an expansion on the climate change and environmental and ecological services fronts. “As we move forward in this journey, we are expanding the collaboration to include climate change and environmental and ecological services,” President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali pointed out […]
Despite the narrative that Guyanese are not benefitting from the oil and gas resources under the Dr Irfaan Ali-led government, billions of dollars in oil proceeds are being expended to service growth in employment costs and deliver cash grants and pensions to school children and pensioners respectively. The government in January, presented a $782 billion […]