─ ministerial team visits community Residents of Sophia will see major infrastructural and road upgrades within their community in the shortest possible time. This assurance was given on Monday when a team of government ministers including Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, Minister Within the Office […]
– Lists of Candidates, symbols to be submitted December 12, 2022 has been appointed as Nomination Day for the Local Government Elections (LGE), which will be held on March 13, 2023. The notice, which is given under the Local Authorities (Elections) Act Chapter 28:03 was published in the Official Gazette on October 28. Nomination Day […]
Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today oversaw the signing of a historic US$4M loan agreement between Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-Invest and Muneshwers’ Limited for the procurement of a mobile crane by Muneshwers which will see its wharf being modernized with the acquisition of this new equipment. It would be the most recent agreement signed […]
– First patient expresses relief, will no longer have to travel to city for treatment Residents of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) will no longer have to travel to Georgetown to access dialysis treatment, as a new dialysis centre was commissioned at the Suddie Regional Hospital on Monday. The centre’s first dialysis patient, Rajendra Singh, expressed relief […]
The enhancement works at the Botanical Gardens which began on October 22 are moving ahead and have seen the employment of several persons around the city. Minister within the Public Works Ministry, Deodat Indar said the initiative is part of President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s National Beautification Campaign. The clearing of the underbushes and the […]
– public works minister tells students at agri expo Minister within the Public Works Ministry Deodat Indar said agriculture and food production play integral roles in the oil and gas industry and therefore, production must be ramped up locally. Minister Indar was at the time addressing the Agriculture Exhibition hosted in observance of Agriculture Month […]
A total of 87 persons from several communities graduated with various skillsets offered by the Ministry of Labour’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT), at the Herstelling Assembly of God Global Outreach Centre on Sunday. The graduates received certification in Information Technology, Catering, Garment Construction, Cake Decorating, Cosmetology, Floral Designs and Event Decor. Minister of Labour, […]
Prices for chicken, beef and pork at the local markets remain stable on the market. On Sunday, the Department of Public Information (DPI) visited the Bourda and La Penitence markets and spoke to meat vendors on and off camera about the prices for meat during the past few months. Tony Anthony, proprietor of Tony’s Pork […]
The Guyana Fire Service on Sunday concluded its fire prevention month of activities with a fitness walk from Sherriff Street and Rupert Craig Highway to the Central Fire Station on Water Street, Georgetown. Fire Chief Gregory Wickham, said the month of activities was successful. “We really want to get the message of fire prevention and […]
The Commission of Inquiry into the events of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections is on track to commence on November 3. Secretary of the CoI, Javed Shaddick told DPI Friday, that efforts have been made to ensure transparency throughout the proceedings. “The courtroom setting is to facilitate the commissioners who will be […]