Amerindian exhibitors from hinterland communities capitalised on the return of the annual Amerindian Heritage Month- Arts, Craft and Cuisine Exhibition. Guyanese from various ethnic groups flooded the Sophia Exhibition Centre on Saturday to enjoy the art, craft and cuisines of the Amerindian community, as celebrations for Amerindian Heritage Month continue. This year’s heritage month is […]
─ at Amerindian heritage walk The blowing of the conch shell and bamboo horns, accompanied by drums by the Karao Culture Group – blended nicely with the Guyana Police Force Steel Orchestra, signalled the start of Amerindian Heritage Month Fitness walk 2022. The event kicked off Sunday from the Umana Yana, as the morning sun […]
The DEMERARA HARBOUR BRIDGE CORPORATION wishes to notify the general public that its engineers and technical staff are currently working on getting the bridge back in alignment, following an accident earlier today. At the moment, the team is working to repair retractor span (9) after a passing vessel hit the edge of span (9) and […]
– major agricultural boost, job creation anticipated Residents of Laluni will soon benefit from a major upgrade to their road network. The upgrade will be done in phases and will significantly improve accessibility to the farming community located on the Soesdyke highway. President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement as he joined the community […]
The farming community of Laluni, located aback Kuru Kururu on the Soesdyke Highway, is expected to become a major food production hub that will contribute to a sustainable food production system in Guyana. Laluni is home to about 500 residents who are mostly involved in farming. The community is the largest producer of cherry in […]
– at Arts, Craft and Cuisine Exhibition As more Guyanese become aware of the contributions made by the nation’s first people, the Amerindians, the month-long heritage celebration is gaining local attention and appreciation. On Friday, scores of patrons turned out in their numbers at the Sophia Exhibition Centre to support one of the Amerindian Heritage […]
– 46 families allocated lands at Lust-en-Rust Forty-six families have now taken the first step to move from squatters to legal land owners. On Friday, the families who occupy lands on Cameron Dam, Region Three, were allocated house lots in the Lust-en-Rust community. The allocation exercise was led by Housing and Water Minister Collin Croal. […]
– according to the Mid-Year Report 2022 According to the Ministry of Finance’s recently released Mid-Year Report 2022, Guyana recorded an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 percent in the first half of the year, with the non-oil economy growing by 8.3 percent, reflecting Government’s supportive policy stance. The outlook for the […]
The Ministry of Public Works has been meticulously monitoring the daunting issue of traffic congestion along the East Bank Corridor more so at Diamond/Grove. The Ministry is currently in negotiation with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for funds to undertake rehabilitation and expansion works along the East Bank Public Road, from Grove to Timehri which […]
For the world to achieve better countries and communities , there must first be an ultimate determination in the hearts of people to block out all evil behaviour. This was the message shared by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali Friday evening, as he addressed the Century 21 Guyana finals of the Quran Recitation Competition, at […]