– PM Phillips leads assessment team immediately following reports A team from the Ministry of Public Works was dispatched on Tuesday evening to conduct emergency works to seal the river defence breach in the Golden Grove, East Bank Demerara area to prevent further flooding. Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, who led a team immediately […]
−first public consultation held at Kuru Kururu Scores of residents from Kuru Kururu village, located on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway and surrounding communities on Tuesday, attended the first public consultation on the development of Silica City. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Susan Rodrigues, Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility […]
The defunct Guyana Human Rights Association (GHRA) which has been masquerading as an exemplary civil society organisation, continues to deceive the nation as it relates to its legitimacy. Contrary to the organisation’s claim of having all its “ducks in a row” the company has been not been in good standing for nearly three decades. In a press statement dated the […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat and Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh participated in a tree planting exercise, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal on Tuesday. The ministers were joined by members of the Guyana Forestry Commission and the diplomatic corps. The exercise followed […]
– As Gov’t celebrates Int’l Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination As Guyana joins the rest of the world in observance of International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic’s Government remains adamant that racial discrimination, ethnocentrism, or any other form of discrimination has no place in the building of a modern […]
Eight members of the newly reconstituted Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC) were sworn in Tuesday by His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at his Shiv Chanderpaul Drive office. The members who took the oath of office include Pandit Krishna Deo Sharma, Shaikh Moeenul Hack, Norris Emanuel Witter, Dwayne Adams, Chandrowtie Sarran, Ashton Simon, Deon Dick and […]
The $900 million forestry revolving fund for small and medium-sized loggers was officially launched on Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. During a ceremony held to commemorate International Day of Forests, and to mark the launch of the fund, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, […]
The Bartica Stelling which serves as a gateway to various riverine communities will be rehabilitated. This follows the re-awarding of the contract for the works after much deliberation. General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD), Marcelene Merchant on Tuesday said the stelling bid was opened in November last year and it was […]
President Ali: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is observed each year on the 21st of March. This year’s observance is of special significance as it falls during the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the 60th anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination. The Universal […]
The indigenous village of St. Cuthbert’s Mission will continue to feel the government’s presence, as a host of development initiatives are slated for the community. Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, has reiterated that partnering with Amerindian communities to foster their advancement is a cornerstone of […]