As the government continues along the path of infrastructural transformation residents on the East Coast of Demerara will soon benefit from the expansion of the roadways. Phase two of the East Coast Road Project is moving steadily apace according to the Public Works Ministry. Contractors are currently executing drainage construction works along the railway embankment […]
A bill that will ensure the protection of medical data for persons in Guyana will be laid in Parliament within the coming weeks. Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, disclosed the information at the launch of the Family Health Manual at the Ministry of Health, Brickdam, on Tuesday. He told persons gathered for the launch […]
The Minister of Public Works of Suriname Dr Riad Nurmohamed will visit Guyana from June 28-29, 2023 to attend the second High-Level Decision Makers (HLDM) Meeting. This meeting heralds the culmination of the Consultancy assignment that was awarded to WSP Caribbean in May 2022 for the Feasibility Study and Detailed Designs for the Construction of […]
The Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation earlier today met with a Korean Forest Cooperation Delegation headed by Dr. Bae Jae soo, President of the National Institute of Forest Science of the Republic of Korea. During the meeting, Minister Todd alluded to Guyana’s developmental agenda-The Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) […]
Wellness, family health, equity, gender, community action, and people-centred care are among the key concepts being targeted by the Ministry of Health, as they launched the revised National Family Health Manual on Tuesday morning. At the launch, Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, underlined that the manual comes at a very important time, as Guyana’s […]
The government has initiated a promising campaign to support local farmers which would see them cultivating 80 acres of land as part of its food security initiative in a bid to reduce the country’s reliance on imported food by 25% through 2025. As part of this presidential initiative, Mainstay, a village in Region Two renowned […]
Diplomatic relations between Guyana and China were established on June 27, 1972, shortly after Guyana gained independence from British rule in 1966. With Guyana being the first English-speaking Caribbean Nation to establish partnership with China, the longstanding relationship between the two nations is etched in history as the first of its kind. China and Guyana’s […]–All illegal vending must cease The Ministry of Public Works wishes to correct a report made in the Stabroek Newspaper published on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, which indicates and suggests as if only recently vendors from along the Plaisance Line-Top area have been issued with letters to vacate. The Ministry wishes to note that […]
As part of the Ministry of Education’s goal to transform the educational landscape through the integration of technology, smart classrooms will be retrofitted at the Cotton Tree Primary School, Region Five, and Cumberland Primary School, Region Six. To execute these projects, the ministry has extended an invitation to contractors to submit bids for the implementation […]
The Ministry of Health plans to roll out a range of new services, while intensifying existing programmes, aimed at helping persons battle drug abuse. Guyana currently has close to ten Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) Units which help to implement drug treatment strategies and eight Drug Treatment Courts. The health ministry will soon develop a comprehensive […]