President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced a transformational plan that will see streetlights being installed in every community across the country in 2024. During an outreach in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) Saturday, President Ali noted that in every region, street lights have been raised as an issue for many persons. And since the […]
Works on the $413 million Leguan Stelling is progressing smoothly. The update was provided by the General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), Marclene Merchant during a recent interview with the Department of Public Information (DPI). “Concrete works are 75 per cent completed. While the linkspan bridge and pontoon will be installed upon […]
Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud has conveyed his sincere appreciation for the outpouring of support received from countries across the globe in the wake of the unimaginable tragedy that befell Guyana a few days ago. He was speaking during a commemoration service on Sunday morning hosted by the Restoration Temple of Brooklyn, New York City, to […]
More than 500 residents of Swan Village along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway are now benefitting from the government’s WifiGY initiative which was launched there on Saturday. The undertaking aims to make internet connectivity convenient, accessible, and free for all residents, ultimately bridging the digital divide in the community. WifiGY opens doors to a wealth of information […]
−over 50 roads to be built in Parfaite Harmonie Residents within the Malgre Tout/Meer-Zorgen NDC, Region Three will soon benefit from several interventions following a community meeting led by President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Saturday. Concerns relating to healthcare, agriculture, infrastructure, and drainage, among others, were expressed and met with on-the-spot and long-term solutions. […]
The expansion of healthcare services and the strengthening of human capacity remain a priority of the PPP/C government. Consistent with this, a $34 million infectious disease centre was on Thursday commissioned in Lethem, Region Nine. Approximately $28 million was expended to construct the facility, and some $6 million was utilised to ensure that it was […]
At around 12.30hrs Saturday, one of the two critically ill girls from the Mahdia fire who was a patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Intensive Care Unit (ICU), was medically evacuated to the Northwell Health, Burns Centre, Staten Island University Hospital. The child was admitted to the GPHC on 22nd May 2023. She […]
Government’s commitment to ensuring that all Guyanese benefit equally from the opportunities that will become available as the country continues to develop has been reaffirmed by Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues. The minister was on Thursday evening addressing residents of Region Two, who gathered at Damon Square for a prayer […]
Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, on Friday, paid a visit to the Iring Integrated Farm Inc. and Santa Fe Farm, located in the South Rupununi, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). Iring Integrated Farm Inc., which stretches some 24,000 acres, and Santa Fe, which measures some 10,000 acres, have completed over 10,000 acres of land […]
With the June 12, 2023, Local Government Elections quickly approaching, political parties, independent groups, and individuals contesting the much-anticipated elections signed the Ethnic Relations Commission’s (ERC) Code of Conduct, Saturday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). Executive Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party/Civic, Zulfikar Mustapha, MP, Shazam Ally of The Citizen Initiative, and Mark […]