─ 89 staff hired under then Social Protection ministry to perform political duties The former APNU+ AFC Administration has once again come under the microscope for allegations of misconduct related to the hiring of some 89 temporary staff to work at the then Ministry of Social Protection, who were instead deployed to perform political duties. […]
Residents of East Ruimveldt will soon benefit from road enhancement, as Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, has committed to facilitating sectional repairs in a number of areas in the community. The minister on Tuesday conducted a walkabout in the area. He visited California Square, Market Street, and Texas Circle, inspecting the state of […]
Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, recently confirmed government’s second withdrawal of $41.6 billion from the National Resource Fund (NRF), for the year 2023. So far, $83.2 billion has been withdrawn from the NRF, to advance the country’s development. The funds withdrawn have been transferred to […]
─ projects abandoned, inoperable or non-functional Four co-operative societies awarded funding by the APNU+AFC government under the Sustainable Livelihood and Entrepreneurial Development (SLED) programme were never operationalised despite being allocated millions of dollars. This was revealed in the audit report of the forensic investigation of the programme for the years 2018 to 2020, under APNU+AFC’s […]
Residents of the hinterland communities can now easily access the internet, as 32 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hubs have been operationalised thus far for the year 2023. They contain both desktop and laptop computers, along with free Wi-Fi connection. This was confirmed by the Industry and Innovation Unit of the Office of the Prime […]
─ MOU signed with UPL Limited to commence trials Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with India-based company, UPL Limited, to commence the trials for millet production locally. This agreement was birthed through the Global Millet conference in March 2023, attended by Minister Mustapha. Millets are cereal crops and small-seeded grasses, […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha is reassuring farmers across the country that they will benefit from all government services and opportunities available in the agriculture sector. Minister Mustapha was speaking during a training programme for extension officers on Tuesday at the Zara Computer Training Centre in Georgetown. He pointed out that, to ensure equal access […]
Residents of Saxacalli, including children, on Tuesday, benefitted from several free medical services including physiotherapy, blood pressure and sugar testing, dental examinations, and vaccination. A blood drive was also hosted. This forms part of the annual specialist outreach conducted by a team of medical professionals from the West Demerara Regional Hospital (WDRH). The exercise was […]
The Ministry of Agriculture, on Tuesday, held the first session for its new extension system programme at the Zara Computer Training Centre under the theme: Delivering Extension Services in the New Dispensation. It was developed in an effort to deliver improved extension services to farmers across the country. Approximately 250 agriculture extension officers from the […]
─ Beneficiaries share their success stories As the job market evolves, more women are considering entrepreneurship as a viable career path. And, the government continues to deliver on its mandate to empower them through the implementation of programmes specifically designed to provide opportunities for growth and development. Recently, 1,400 women across the 10 administrative regions, […]