President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali said that residents along the Soesdyke-Linden Highway will get their fair share of development, as he outlined his vision for the growth of the area this year. Dr Ali, was at the time speaking during an engagement with residents in the Yarrowkabra and Kuru-Kururu villages along the highway. The president […]
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (CTVET) this morning handed over outstanding certificates for students who would have completed programs between 2014 and 2021. The certificates were handed over to the heads of technical institutes across the country. Director of the Council Mr. Patrick Chinedu Onwuzirike said that the activity holds great significance […]
– Farmers also receive planting materials for black pepper, other spices Farmers from several villages in Region One (Barima–Waini) recently received planting materials to commence large-scale cultivation of spices with the aim of supplying export markets across the Caribbean. Last week, officers from the National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) returned to the region […]
– to support Government’s Commitment in engaging the Guyanese Diaspora On Tuesday, January 17, 2023, the Diaspora Unit hosted its first Diaspora Webinar for the year which comprehensively addressed topics such as Remigration and Investment and saw the attendance of close to 400 Guyanese from across the globe. The webinar was part of the Government’s […]
─ says plans in pipeline to address squatting along Soesdyke-Linden Highway President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced that his government will begin constructing the first 100 houses for Silica City in the vicinity of the Soesdyke-Linden Highway this year. “We’re starting the construction of the first 100 homes in this planning area,” President Ali […]
– IDB report With oil production driving tremendous growth in export, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, and government revenues and expenditures in the medium term, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has lauded Guyana’s macroeconomic context as that of a booming economy. In the December edition of its Caribbean Economics Quarterly Report: Headwinds Facing the Post-Pandemic […]
On Tuesday, 17 January 2023, Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud met with Ms. Marian Campbell Jarvis, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic and Programme Policy, at Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), at her office in Ottawa, Canada. Mr. Persaud and Ms. Campbell Jarvis underscored the importance of the Los Angeles Declaration to hemispheric cooperation on the […]
Secondary schools in education districts, Region Four and Georgetown will benefit from the implementation of the Education Management Information System (EMIS) software in 2023, which will help to enhance data management capabilities, decision-making, and performance tracking at the schools. As part of the PPP/C Government’s efforts to provide innovative strategies for education delivery, by the […]
– In further demonstration of the strengthened governance architecture of the Fund Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today oversaw the signing of the Operational Agreement for the Management of the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) between the Board of Directors of the Natural Resource Fund and the Bank of Guyana in the Boardroom at the […]
─ says opposition visionless, seeking instant gratification Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh has presented the 2023 National Budget to the National Assembly; a budget that has been commended by private sector bodies, as well as other organisations. However, the APNU+AFC opposition has criticised the budget, […]