– tells CSIS that country can be a world leader on climate change and food security His Excellency President Irfaan Ali today reiterated Guyana’s commitment to fighting climate change and developing sustainably. The President also highlighted the country’s potential in becoming a world leader in key sectors such as the environment, agriculture and technology. He made […]
Prudent management of Guyana’s natural and human resources is being touted as the key to the country avoiding the resource curse. This was the view expressed by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during a discussion on ‘Strengthening the Guyana -U.S. Relationship’ at the Centre of Strategic and International Studies in the United States. Fundamental to […]
– commits to resolving issues Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, today, met with several squatters from the Amelia’s Ward-Phase Four, Linden, Region 10 at the Office of the Prime Minister in Georgetown. During the engagement, the citizens whose structures were demolished due to illegal occupation of lands earmarked for infrastructural development raised […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said Guyana’s local content legislation has created an environment which ensures economic viability for foreign investors, as government strives to ensure the country becomes an operational zone. Dr. Ali was at the time responding to questions on Guyana’s local content during a conversation with the Wilson Centre in Washington […]
─ AG schools Opposition on policy─ says motion woefully wrong, misconceived Government is negotiating insurance coverage of up to US $2 billion with US oil major ExxonMobil, in the event of an oil spill or disaster. Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall S.C. said the parliamentary opposition’s motion which was defeated […]
-900 added to register so far Hundreds of seafarers have regularized their certification in keeping with the Maritime Administration (MARAD) recent amnesty granted on June 24, 2022. Within the one-month amnesty granted MARAD reported that over 900 seafarers were added to their registry and over 1,000 regularized their licenses and discharge books. The amnesty was […]
Government continues to implement programmes to empower women and girls with the introduction of the Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) Phase Two. The free technical and vocational programme is expected to be launched early August to foster empowerment and financial stability among women. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud told […]
The Ministry of Health has organised training for laboratory staff regionally to combat the infectious monkey pox disease which is rapidly spreading around the world. The training will commence on Thursday, July 28 at the National Public Health Reference Lab by a staff who was recently trained by PAHO/WHO in Jamaica. Minister of Health, Dr. […]
Persons who have applied and were approved for public assistance from January to June this year, will be able to uplift their booklets by next month. Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud said the ministry has been facing a delay because of the large number of applicants this year. “January to […]
– Claims of no dialogue ‘outrageous’ – Min. Dharamlall Government says it is actively consulting with officials in Region 10 as it rolls-out specific programmes aimed at ensuring development directly reaches the residents there. This was the position of Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Nigel Dharamlall who spoke the Department of Information (DPI) on […]