– 700 more house lots allocated at ‘Dream Realised’ in Region Three Some 700 additional persons are one step closer to homeownership after being allocated lands at Stewartville and Meten-Meer-Zorg, Region Three. The Ministry of Housing and Water – Central Housing and Planning Authority hosted another ‘Dream Realised’ housing drive at the Synthetic Track and […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony is reiterating that there is no staff shortage at the Linden Hospital Complex, as the institution is one of the better medical facilities where citizens benefit from quality care and treatment. Minister Anthony, during Tuesday’s COVID-19 Update said the opposition continues to spread a false narrative about the facility […]
The Government of Guyana, on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) to get access to financial support to strengthen the functioning of the country’s protected areas system. The MoU was signed between FZS’ Head of South America and Southeast Asia Department, Dr Antje Müllner, and Permanent Secretary within […]
As the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) continues to make aggressive steps towards resolving several of its age-old issues countrywide, the agency was successful following its second phase of outreaches in Region Six (East Berbice–Corentyne). Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh led a team to the ancient […]
Some 100 men from the joint services received training in gender-based violence (GBV) through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Community Advocate Network (CAN) on Wednesday. The training forms part of the ministry’s efforts to eradicate gender-based violence against women and girls as 16 Days of Activism continues. Human Services and Social Security […]
In another landmark move towards the implementation of the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030 and improved environmental stewardship, the Government of Guyana, though the Office of the President, today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), an internationally operating nature-based organisation. The FZS, which was founded in 1858, has been […]
The J.O.F Haynes Memorial Debating Competition 2022 concluded today with an intense final between the West Demerara Secondary School and the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary School. In the end, the West Demerara Secondary School, the Opposition, emerged as the overall winner with 315 points while the Winifred Gaskin Memorial Secondary, the proposition garnered 259 points. […]
Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment, Espen Barth-Eide, spoke on Monday 6 December of Norway’s admiration for Guyana’s “historic breakthrough” in being the first country in the world to get issued carbon credits under the high-integrity carbon standard ART (Architecture for REDD+ Transactions) “I congratulate Guyana on being the first country to issue forest carbon […]
$1.4B being expended Massive infrastructural works are ongoing in the new Cummings Lodge Housing Development which starts from Sophia, Greater Georgetown and ends in the vicinity of Eccles, East Bank Demerara. Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal during a visit to the area Tuesday said some $1.4 billion is being invested in developing the area. […]
– to be used at Mabaruma, Mahdia and Lethem hospitals The Government of Guyana through the Ministry of Health on Tuesday, received three on-site oxygen generators valued at nearly US$500,000 from the United States Embassy’s Security Cooperation Office. The handing-over ceremony took place at the Health Ministry’s Kingston bond, Georgetown. The generators will be deployed […]