Residents of St. Cuthbert’s Mission, an Amerindian village along the Mahaica River, are assured that work on the road to the village will recommence soon. Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said work on the $100 million road from the Soesdyke/Linden highway into the community was terminated because the contractor could not complete the […]
Parents across Guyana of children living with disabilities will receive a $100,000 one- off cash grant next week, a demonstration of the PPP/C Administration’s commitment to delivering support to vulnerable groups. The announcement was made by Human Services and Social Security Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud during the 49th sitting of the National Assembly on Monday. […]
-National Assembly greenlights several additional projects The National Assembly has given approval to government to utilise an additional $44.8 for major transformational work in the housing and water, education, public works, local government, and other sectors. The government MPs were able to efficiently scrutinise the motion, laying out government’s development path for Guyanese. Almost […]
The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD), wishes to notify the general public that daily monitoring of the dredging activity in the Demerara River by NRG Holding Inc. is carried out. NRG Holdings Inc. is a consortium of local entrepreneurs currently developing the Vreed-en-Hoop Port Project. The consortium includes ZRN Investment Inc., Hadi’s World Incorporated, and National […]
With the PPP/C Government’s aggressive move to expand the country’s livestock industry, some $177.7 million has been allocated to provide additional resources to massively support the promising Black Belly Sheep Project. The approved fund is part of the $44.8 billion financial paper which was presented to the National Assembly at the 49th sitting of the […]
Guyanese can expect accelerated infrastructural development in the 70 local authority areas across the country. This comes on the heels of the approval of $3 billion supplementary funding in the National Assembly for the Ministry of Public Works’ miscellaneous roads programme. The programme will see interventions in villages and communities countrywide to improve accessibility. Public […]
The Mora Bridge located in the vicinity of Toka village and Yakarinta in the North Rupununi Wetlands has been repaired and is again usable, following emergency works on the substructure. Repairs became necessary, following major damages to the bridge by a Brazilian truck laden with corn, which broke a beam and fell off the bridge […]
His Excellency, Dr Mohammed Irfaan Ali on Sunday handed over a cheque valued $1.5 million to support the annual Upper Mazaruni district games, which was relaunched after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The eight-day competition will see twelve teams from various Region Seven villages including Arau, Kaikan, Waramadong, Kamarang, Kako, Quebanang, Jawalla, […]
─ will meet with GuySuCo’s management this week President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said his administration is seeking to revive Guyana’s sugar industry and will be meeting with the management of the sugar corporation during the course of this week to address the major issues. “My focus is on ensuring that we work to revive […]
Public servants have been reassured of government’s commitment to ensuring they have the “best possible welfare.” President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made this clear when he provided an update on his recent engagement with first vice president of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) Dawn Gardener. He explained that the engagement was not a bargaining […]