Over 214,000 children from public and private schools will soon benefit from the annual ‘Because We Care’ cash grant coupled with the school uniform and supplies voucher totalling $40,000 per child, as the government will commence distribution countrywide on Monday, June 5. This was announced by Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand via the Ministry […]
Construction of the Mocha Police Station and the Grove Information Technology (IT) training complex, are 40 per cent completed. Ministry of Home Affairs’ Permanent Secretary, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas made the disclosure, as she inspected the works on Wednesday. The ground floor columns and walls of the police station, which costs some $82 million are […]
Today, G-Boats Guyana christened two new tugboats that will bear the names A’rinra and Madame Kalina. The names were submitted by a Grade 11 student of St. Ignatius Secondary School, Raymond De Cambra, and a Grade 11 student of the Brickdam Secondary School, Kaylan Duncan respectively who entered into a competition to name the boats […]
On May 28, 2023, a “frustrated” General Educational Development (GED) student vented his/her frustration about the process of writing the GED examinations through one of GOAL’s partners in Stabroek News. Negative experiences can overwhelm students, and we want to assure all our awardees that we take such matters seriously. We regret that our GOAL awardee […]
The construction of houses under the Hinterland Housing Programme in Smith Creek, Region One is set to commence, as empoldering of the identified lands is completed and materials are on the ground. Ten of the most vulnerable families in the community were selected to benefit from the 20×25 ft elevated timber homes, based on community […]
The Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) efforts to combat sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), on Wednesday received support from the Government of Canada through the donation of computers and printers for SGBV units in Regions One and Four. The Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) partnered with the Canadian High Commission in Guyana on May […]
The PPP/C Administration continues to provide the necessary investments to ensure teachers are provided with the requisite accommodation and amenities regardless of geographic location. As part of this commitment, the government is inviting bids to construct and furnish teachers’ living quarters at Eteringbang and Bartica, Region Seven. This will improve the living standards of […]
Construction of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Tactical Service Unit (TSU), reconstruction of the Special Constabulary Headquarters, and rehabilitation of the Police Training School are progressing smoothly. This was revealed during an inspection conducted by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mae Toussaint Jr Thomas on Tuesday. According to the ministry, the […]
Guyana joins the rest of the world to observe World No Tobacco Day, under the theme “Grow Food, Not Tobacco.” Every year, on May 31, Ministries of Health and other health agencies utilise this period to raise awareness of the harmful use of tobacco on humans and their environments. According to the Pan American Health […]
Residents of Kwakwani, Region Ten on Tuesday to signed up for their Agreements of Sale and initiate the process of acquiring their land titles. This initiative specifically benefitted individuals occupying lands in Kwakwani Housing Scheme (Phase One, Two, and Three), Park-Potville and Chine Lane. The outreach was spearheaded by Minister of Housing and Water, Collin […]