A total of $313,950 million will be disbursed to some 10,465 learners in Mahaica-Berbice, Region Five, through government’s ‘Because we care’ cash grant and uniform voucher initiative. The administration began distributing the $30,000 grant Tuesday morning across the region, through a smooth and transparent procedure. Parent, Sharon Price, has seven children attending school from the […]
An Inclusive Future for All I join in extending greetings to all Guyanese, especially the African-Guyanese community, on Emancipation Day 2022. Emancipation Day of 1838 was a milestone in our country’s history. It signalled the demise in our country of the most repugnant and inhumane system known to humanity. And while Emancipation did not bring […]
The expansion of the railway embankment from Sheriff Street to Mahaica, East Coast Demerara to a four-lane highway is in the procurement stage. This forms part of government’s transformational plans for the country. This was disclosed by Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill on Saturday during a community outreach in Melanie Damishana. “There is […]
Government’s zeal for Guyana to become a first-choice health care destination is evident, as work will begin soon to construct a specialised Pediatric and Maternal Hospital, along the East Coast Demerara (ECD) corridor. The future low-rise facility will cost some €149 million and is set to be constructed at plots 7 and 8 Plantation Goedverwagting, […]The expansion of the railway embankment from Sheriff Street to Mahaica, East Coast Demerara to a four-lane highway is in the procurement stage. This forms part of government’s transformational plans for the country. This was disclosed by Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill on Saturday during a community outreach in Melanie Damishana. “There is […]
Government continues its efforts to ensure every citizen has access to educational opportunities wherever they reside. Not only will this improve the lives of citizens, but it is also geared at preparing citizens for the massive developments taking place across the country. On Saturday, Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips led a ministerial team to […]
Some sixteen (16) households in Bare Root and Bachelor’s Adventure, East Coast Demerara are currently being regularised by the central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA). These residents have been occupying lands in those communities for decades without any legal documentation. Minister of Housing and water, Collin Croal on Saturday said the regularisation process is ongoing […]
─ with passage of ‘modern’ Condominium Bill With the passage of the Condominium Bill, the Ministry of Housing and Water has received some 70 Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the construction of condominiums and townhouses here. Minister, Collin Croal said the ministry has commenced the administrative aspect, which allows investors to register for the construction […]
– urges residents to take advantage of available opportunities Residents of Melanie on the East Coast Demerara are being assured that they will not be left out of the development that is taking place across the country, as the PPP/C Government is inclusionary and places a high value on ensuring the livelihood of all Guyanese […]
─ Health ministry still monitoring, and treating patients COVID-19 continues to affect many persons not just in its acute phase or period of infection, but also after infection, a condition termed long-COVID. Studies have shown that about one-fifth of persons infected or re-infected with COVID-19 can develop prolonged symptoms that last for more than a […]