– Contract signed for new ISO certified and ICAO accepted card His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that the Single Electronic Identification System being developed for Guyana, will not only enhance the ease of transactions but will be one of the most technologically advanced. He said that the cards will be compliant with 18013-5 of […]
– Min Manickchand says Tuschen Secondary in the pipelines The PPP/C Administration is focusing heavily on ensuring the nation’s children receive quality education that sets them up for a successful future that aligns with the growth and development of the country. To this end, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand on Friday announced that the construction […]
In my capacity as Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Secretary of the Defence Board and indeed, a citizen of Guyana, I feel compelled to condemn in the strongest possible terms, the exhortations by Tacuma Ogunseye to the Armed Forces of Guyana to join a mass uprising against the lawful and democratically elected Government […]
– 169 East Coast residents now certified in several areas The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) continues to empower Guyanese by providing skills training programmes countrywide. A total of 169 residents from communities along the East Coast corridor graduated from several technical and vocational training courses. Of the 169 graduates, 127 are women. The ceremony […]
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs on Friday launched its 2023 Capacity Building Programme for Community Service Officers (CSOs), under the theme ‘Advancing our Youths through Capacity Building’. Amerindian youths from Regions Two, Four, Nine and Ten, will be receiving training in tourism and hospitality, garment construction, tractor driving and repairs and small engine repairs at […]
The Ministry of Education launched a new literacy app, ‘Animal Friends Learning’ on Friday at the Tuschen Nursery School. The app was conceptualised to provide a work-based programme to develop children’s word recognition skills and expand their vocabulary. Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand in her address highlighted that technology if used properly can be vital […]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira has assured that this PPP/C Government will continue to pilot initiatives that seek to advance the attainment of gender equity and equality. She noted that these efforts continue to see results, as women perform exceptionally and, in many cases, have begun to dominate sectors. Guyana’s education, health, […]
Electrical power has been fully restored between span 10 to 61, on the Demerara Harbour Bridge. This follows and unexpected power outage last evening which resulted in loss of power at the southern section of the bridge, and the southern section of the western tarmac. The outage occurred around 6:00 pm. Power was eventually restored […]
The Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) conducted an outreach exercise in Anna Regina, Essequibo Coast, Region Two, on Friday, where the first batch of 52 residents received vouchers under the Cement and Steel subsidy. Out of the 52 recipients, 26 qualified applicants constructing homes worth $6 million or less received vouchers for one sling […]
The rate at which convicted criminals recommitted an offence – recidivism − in Guyana dropped from 13 per cent in 2021 to 10 per cent in 2022, Director of the Guyana Prison Service (GPS), Nicklon Elliot has revealed. During the handing over ceremony for $30 million worth of Information Communications Technology (ICT) from the Inter-American […]