─ as new SMART hospital commissioned at Mabaruma Residents in the hinterland can expect improved healthcare services as the government intends to invest more than $125 billion to support critical upgrades to hospitals in Regions One, Seven, Eight and Nine over the next three years. His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this announcement on […]
The Ministry of Labour – Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and the Ministry of Public Works-Government Electrical Inspectorate (GRO) have collaborated to train and assess persons who wish to acquire an electrical contractor’s licence. This was made possible with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). CEO of BIT, Richard Maugh and Chief Electrical […]
Residents of Ithaca, Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) were beneficiaries of the government’s Christmas toy distribution on Sunday. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill in his address noted that the distribution drive is a first for the residents of Ithaca. “This is testimony of how as a government, we engage. No community must be left out […]
On Monday morning, Agriculture Minister, Honourable Zulfikar Mustapha met with farmers from Mocha village on the East Bank of Demerara to discuss immediate interventions to assist with flooding in the farming areas. Persistent rainfall over the last few days has resulted in flooding in sections of the farming areas in Mocha and other communities along […]
The Ministry of Housing and Water is investing $3.8 million to reconstruct three dilapidated bridges between Section ‘B’ and ‘C’ Turkeyen (Sophia), Georgetown that lead to the Bright Future’s Day Care, Pre-school and Nursery School. Minister within the Ministry of Housing and Water, Hon. Susan Rodrigues, visited the site on Monday, along with a team […]
700 pensioners benefit from Salvation Army’s annual hamper distribution Approximately 700 pensioners and persons from vulnerable groups, on Monday benefitted from the Salvation Army’s annual Christmas hamper distribution at its head office on Alexander Street. The government supported the initiative and Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni […]
The Government of Guyana expresses its grave concern over totally erroneous and misleading statements made during the second meeting of the first session of the Permanent Forum on Peoples of African Descent in Geneva on December 5, 2022. Those statements made by Ms Olive Sampson, Chief Executive Officer of the International Decade for People of […]
The Government of Guyana (GOG) and the United Nations (UN) System hosted a Joint National Steering Committee (JNSC) meeting, December 14, 2022. This engagement is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Government of Guyana and the UN to advance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in Guyana. The Joint National Steering Committee is the […]
– Livestock, crop officers assessing farmers’ losses to provide support Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha on Monday met with farmers and residents of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara as a follow-up to a commitment made last Saturday, to address agriculture-related concerns. The farmers expressed drainage concerns, noting that the heavy rainfall over the past weeks […]
The faces of children in the North Pakaraimas mountains lit up on Sunday after receiving Christmas gifts from Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai. Minister Sukhai and a team from her ministry and the region traversed some of the tallest mountains in Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni), delivering the joy of Christmas through a toy distribution exercise. […]