– Minister assures distribution of $150,000 grant will commence soon – says current list being verified to ensure accuracy Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha on Thursday (September 1, 2022) visited the community of Annandale on the East Coast of Demerara to meet with residents and fishermen to discuss some of the issues affecting them. During their […]
Two years after the Ministry of Health admitted its first patient to the Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal, Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony said a host of infrastructural improvements have been made to the facility, to provide quality care to persons. Speaking during Thursday’s COVID-19 update, Minister Anthony said the facility has come a long […]
A $5 million investment from the government will soon see several households in Fairfield, West Coast Berbice having access to potable water. This was disclosed by Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues during a meeting with the residents on Wednesday. She said the transmission lines used to ensure residents have access to […]
─ as $100,000 ‘special needs fund’ rolls out in Region Five The PPP/C Administration is working diligently to remove all discrimination and stigma attached to persons living with disabilities (PWDs) through the first-ever distribution of the $100,000 ‘special needs fund’. The move is in keeping with government’s manifesto promise to improve conditions for persons with […]
The Infectious Diseases Hospital at Liliendaal is seeing an 80 per cent recovery rate of patients infected with COVID-19. This was revealed by Health Minister, Dr Frank Anthony, during Thursday’s COVID-19 update. Over the last two years, some 4,183 patients were treated at the Infectious Diseases Hospital. Approximately 3,786 of these were COVID-19 patients. “The […]
The Board of Industrial Training (BIT) could soon begin offering training opportunities to Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, to enable them to find employment in various sectors. Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton said the technical and vocational training courses will provide migrants with the necessary skills required to make them employable here. The minister met Wednesday […]
-a boost for agriculture, tourism After a 13-year hiatus, residents of Fort Island, Region Three are now benefitting from the reintroduction of the ferry service which began on August 27. The MV Malali will service the island. The reintroduction of the ferry service was made possible following the PPP/C Administration’s $82 million investment that saw […]
– to relocate to CH&PA land A six-month extension has been granted to 16 informal settlers in Region Five (Mahaica-Berbice) to relocate to lands which they were allocated by the Central Housing and Planning Authority. The families who reside along the reserve at Blairmont were allocated lands near the Balthyock Housing Scheme in October 2021, with […]
Four hundred and fifty house lot beneficiaries of Region Five can now access their lands in the Experiment Housing Scheme and begin the construction of their homes. Minister within the Housing and Water Ministry, Susan Rodrigues visited the scheme on Wednesday to have a first-hand look of the ongoing infrastructure works which are about 85 […]
Guyana and the United States continue to strengthen their efforts aimed at eliminating hunger and addressing issues surrounding food security in the Caribbean region. A team of government officials met with members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), where bilateral discussions were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, […]