The completion of the $120 million road at the old Enmore Railway Embankment marks a significant achievement under the Miscellaneous Road Programme. The road, which was constructed by contractor K.P. Jagdeo, is a testament to the government’s commitment to improving infrastructure and providing better access to transportation for the people of Guyana. It is also […]
The Competition and Consumer Affairs Commission (CCAC) will launch a consumer protection awareness drive in the downtown Stabroek Market area tomorrow (Wednesday 15th of March) and participate in a webinar hosted by the PUC as part of the Commission’s activities in observance of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) 2023. Relevantly themed Messages from the Minister […]
The Ministry of Labour through its Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Department is engaged in the investigation of the workplace incident which occurred at BOSAI, Linden, Upper Demerara River. On Saturday, March 11th, 2023, in the early morning hours, Mr. Neptrid Hercules, an employee of the company who was operating a CAT D9T Dozer, disappeared […]
– almost $1.3 billion for the rehabilitation of drainage catchment at Liliendaal, Ogle under World Bank-funded FRMP The Ministry of Agriculture today inked six contracts totaling some $1,793,905,190 to further develop the agriculture sector. Of the Six contracts signed, the ministry’s Agriculture Sector Development Unit signed a contract with General Engineering Supplies and Services Inc. […]
– Prime Minister, Ministers Edghill, Bharrat visit Region 10 Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, Minister of Public Works Bishop Juan Edghill, and Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat visited Region 10 on Monday, where they were briefed by the management of BOSAI Mines and met with the family members of Neptrind Hercules, who went […]
The Men on Mission syndicate has embarked on an aggressive development agenda that will see the building of at least 50 homes in 2023. This was disclosed at a press conference on Wednesday at Base Camp Ayanganna, where the 2023 work programme was outlined, with the intention of strengthening the existing partnership between the joint […]
To advance infrastructural works in the agriculture sector, some $1.8 billion in contracts were on Monday signed at the Agriculture Ministry’s Georgetown office. These include the revetment along the Lamaha Canal, a facility for the Guyana Laboratory and Food Safety Authority at La Bonne Intention (LBI), and for the procurement of 100 tunnel houses. Also, […]
Approximately 500 young men and boys are set to benefit from a regional boys’ camp organised by the Men on Mission. This was disclosed during a press conference on Wednesday at Base Camp Ayanganna, Thomas Lands. The camp, set to open in August, will see the young men being engaged in a number of instructional […]
– Country has capacity at central, regional level Guyana recorded its first COVID-19 case in March 2020 – three years ago, in a period also marred by electoral discrepancies. During this phase, there was a nationwide lockdown and a curfew instituted. The fight against the deadly disease heightened when the PPP/C Government assumed office on […]
−says allottees will start accessing lots by April Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal recently conducted inspections of new housing developments in Region Two, including Onderneeming Phase Four, Buxton, and St Joseph, and Charity on the Essequibo Coast at the weekend. Minister Croal expressed satisfaction with the progress of the works being done at […]