Government continues to focus heavily on developing its apprenticeship programme to meet the demands of the expanding oil and gas and other sectors. Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton recently noted that government continues to work assiduously to upskill the nation’s human resources to meet these demands. Last year, approximately 173 apprentices were placed at the […]
Guyana’s capacity to treat COVID-19 has been enhanced, as the Ministry of Health received 5,040 Paxlovid pills from UNICEF, amounting to $1 million, Monday morning. Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony received the pills from UNICEF’s Deputy Representative for Guyana and Suriname Irfan Akhtar at a simple handing over ceremony. UNICEF and Pfizer BioNTech signed an […]
– Exercise temporarily suspended Saturday evening due to safety concerns Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton on Sunday updated the nation on the status of the search and rescue operation that has been ongoing for Neptrind Hercules, a resident of Region Ten who works at the BOSAI mines. Hercules and the bulldozer he was operating went […]
The private sector, Pandits Council and several members of the Opposition have all joined the government in denouncing the recent racist and divisive comments made by Working People’s Alliance (WPA) member, Tacuma Ogunseye. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce (GCCI) and Private Sector Commission (PSC) have issued statements condemning in the ‘strongest possible’ manner the public […]
Secondary school students in forms four to six and from Regions Two, Three, Four, Five and Six, will on Monday, benefit from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) roadshow, being hosted by the Office of the Prime Minister’s Industry and Innovation Unit. The event which runs from March 13-27 is being held under the theme […]
Registration is ongoing for Guyanese across the country to be equipped and trained as computer programmers, software developers, among other skillsets as part of the 150k Guyana Coders Initiative (GCI). For the next three years, 150,000 Guyanese 14 years and older will receive free instruction in the fundamentals of computer coding as part of this […]
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport, Charles Ramson Jr, on Saturday, continued his community consultations in several communities in Region Five (Mahaica–Berbice). Ithaca, Sheildstown, Number Five Village, Rosignol and Fairfield were among the areas visited. The consultations are being held ahead of the implementation of the ministry’s 2023 budget projects. Some $4.3 billion was allocated […]
The eight Opposition members of parliament (MPs), who were suspended for their disruptive behaviour in parliament and the removal of the parliamentary mace in 2021, are demanded to pay the monies owed to the State in the suspension case, within seven days from March 10, 2023. This was highlighted in a letter penned by Attorney […]
Governments in the Americas and Caribbean have been called on to collectively reaffirm their commitment to disaster risk reduction and the Sendai Framework and its targets as a pathway for sustainable development with investments for the sustainable growth and development of the region. For context, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction is an international […]
Her Excellency Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York and Former Minister of Foreign Affairs was honoured on the occasion of International Women’s Day by The Society of Foreign Consuls in New York at its Annual Award Ceremony which took place on March 10, 2023, at the Consulate General of […]