The Housing and Water Ministry’s Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) on Friday, signed 126 contracts worth over $56.8 billion for major infrastructural works across the country. The signing ceremony, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, was attended by Housing and Water Minister, Collin Croal, Chief Executive Officer of the CHPA, Sherwyn Greaves, Director […]
In keeping with the government’s commitment to combat domestic violence against women and girls, some 500 Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers who graduated from the COPSQUAD2000 initiative received their certificates and badges on Friday. This is a partnership of the Human Services and Social Security and Home Affairs Ministries, the Guyana Police Force, and the […]
The Bank of Guyana (BOG) has noted the claims by some businesses in the press that there is a shortage of US dollars in the banking system. The BOG would like to reiterate that the banking system with an average monthly turnover in excess of USD500 million, has an adequate supply of US dollars to […]
The government is demonstrating its zero-tolerance policy for domestic violence with its announcement that it hopes to implement sweeping changes to the existing laws to further protect and respond to the societal ill affecting families in Guyana. As such, the government will be overhauling the ‘Domestic Violence Act’ of 1996, with some 40 proposed amendments, […]
Some 500 officers of the Guyana Police Force (GPF) are now equipped with the necessary knowledge to handle gender-based violence effectively across the country. The officers received certificates and badges which allow persons to easily recognise them. The COPSQUAD2000 initiative seeks to raise the officers’ familiarity with laws relating to gender-based violence and provide them […]
– Extends Objections period The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) decided at its statutory meeting held on Wednesday, 22nd February 2023 to suspend the Cycle of Continuous Registration with effect from 24th February 2023 until further notice. The exercise commenced on 3rd January 2023 and was scheduled to conclude on 31st May 2023. However, this decision […]
The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) on Friday, February 24, 2023, certified the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association’s (GRPA) Clinical Laboratory to the Guyana Standard (GYS 170:2021) – General requirements for the operation of a laboratory. The Laboratory has successfully demonstrated conformance to the requirements of the National Standard. The certificate, which is valid for […]
-express support for Guyana’s legal sector Head of Delegation of the European Union in Guyana, Ambassador René Van Nes on Friday, February 24, 2023 paid a courtesy call on the Honourable Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, M.P at the Attorney General’s Chambers, Georgetown. During their engagements, Ambassador Van Nes […]
After a long two-year wait due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mashramani Costume and Float Parade finally got underway on Thursday, attracting people from all walks of life. The Department of Public Information (DPI) captured the festivities on camera, and spoke to some of the excited onlookers who eagerly awaited the colourful and creative floats, […]
– an explosion of colour, creativity and culture on display Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the people of Guyana, after two years have risen to celebrate Mashramani 2023 in an explosion of colour, creativity and culture. The annual celebration was not held for the past three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and […]