Auditor General, Deodat Sharma on Monday presented his 2021 report to Speaker of the National Assembly, Manzoor Nadir, ahead of the statutory deadline. Five performance audit reports namely the Management of Medical Waste at Hospitals, Management of Drugs and Medical Supplies at the Ministry of Public Health and Regional Health Facilities, Receipt, Storage and Distribution […]
Eight women from the Amerindian Village of Mainstay/ Whyaka, Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam), are part of a group of 18 set to benefit from the Ministry of Labour’s- Board of Industrial Training (BIT) tractor operator course. The course was tailored specifically for the development of the Amerindian village which currently has no tractor operators. Labour Minister, […]
The Ministry of Agriculture continued government’s distribution of the $150,000 one-off cash grant on the East Coast Demerara today. Vice President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo, spearheaded the exercise at the Unity Ballfield Centre and the Lusignan Community Centre respectively. He encouraged those present to take advantage of the investments made by the government and explore additional […]
The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security on Monday launched the ‘street light project,’ an initiative aimed at ensuring children have a safe environment away from the dangers that lurk on the roadways. The programme was launched on the second day of Child Protection Week 2022, which is being held under the theme “Keeping […]
─ President Ali tells Diaspora in Florida Though the global community continue to battle major issues associated with climate change, energy and food security, Guyana has positioned itself to lead the world in these areas. His Excellency, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali, while meeting with Guyanese living in Orlando, Florida on Saturday, said his government is […]
The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs wishes to extend gratitude to the Regional Democratic Councils, Villages Councils and the general public for attending and supporting the Miss Amerindian Heritage Pageant 2022. Most of all the Ministry wishes to extend greatest gratitude and recognizes the hard work, professionalism and dedication displayed by each delegate who participated in […]
Guyana is currently being represented at the United Nations Transforming Education Summit held in New York from September 16 to September 19, 2022. The Ministry of Education’s Chief Planning Officer, Ms Nicola Johnson, Legal Officer and Public Relations Manager, Mr Murtland Haley along with Guyana’s top performing Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) 2022 Mr Bhedesh […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources wishes to reiterate that the model production sharing agreement (PSA) that is currently being developed by the Government of Guyana will garner more economic benefits for the nation and its people. The government’s position has been and will continue to be, that the 2016 PSA, shared between ExxonMobil affiliate Esso […]
The Ministry of Education’s School Feeding Coordinator, Mr Mahendra Phagwah, is in the United States at the invitation of the United Nations Foundation to attend the Transforming Education Summit at the United Nations hosted in New York. Mr. Phagwah is representing Guyana as a speaker at several high-level events joining Heads of States and Ministers […]
Nineteen persons on Saturday graduated from the Community Health Workers’ Training Programme in Bartica, Region Seven. The event was hosted at the Maternal and Child Health Clinic. This programme was a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Health and the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Seven. The five-month training programme commenced on April 11, […]