Economic activities in Jawalla, Region Seven, are poised for diversification as community members beef – up preparations for the opening of the village’s first-ever eight-room guest house and general store. Jawalla, a traditional mining community located just off the bank of the Kamarang River, upper Mazaruni, is home to 1,135 Akawaios, one of Guyana’s nine […]
Moraikobai Toshao, Derick John was on Monday elected to serve as Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC). The elections were held on the first of a five-day NTC conference being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), Liliendaal. Two persons tied for the position of deputy chair, and this will be sorted later […]
The Ministry of Health on Tuesday received an additional 12, 000 doses of the US-made Pfizer vaccine for persons 18 years and older. This is following a commitment made by the United States (US) Government to procure all COVID-19 vaccines for Guyana’s population. Speaking during the hand-over ceremony, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony […]
Preparation works are underway at the Guyana National Stadium, where the Ministry of Housing and Water will launch the much-anticipated Building Expo 2022 on July 22. Already, approximately 320 exhibitors, both local and international, have registered to participate in the event. This will see local companies from the hardware industry, furniture business, construction, real estate, […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali Monday said the Terms of Reference (TOR) for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections are being finalised. President Ali asserted that the TOR must be all encompassing in that, “it must be in keeping with all the issues surrounding the March […]
– Says Govt has invested billions and will continue to invest in overall development His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali said that Amerindians across the country must benefit from equal access to development opportunities like any other segment of the population. The Head of State made this assertion today as he addressed hundreds of Toshaos […]
Some 100 residents of Sophia, Georgetown who received small business development grants from government earlier this month, were on Sunday trained in business sustainability management. The one-day exercise was facilitated by the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce’s Small Business Bureau (SBB), at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. Sophia residents during the training session on business […]
─ Senior and regional councillors to also benefit from the increase His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Monday, announced that Toshaos and Deputy Toshaos will get a 50% increase in their stipends, moving from $30,000 to $45,000, and $20,000 to $30,000 respectively. The head-of-state was speaking at the opening ceremony of the five-day National […]
Amerindians will soon benefit from over US $100 million in improved healthcare through the establishment of diagnostic centres. This was disclosed by Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, who reassured Amerindian leaders on Monday, that the development of their communities remains a priority for the PPP/C Government. Addressing the National Toshaos Conference (NTC) after a two-year […]
– Saudi desk established, land for embassy available His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, on Saturday, extended an open invitation to investors of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to ‘invest now’, promising that Guyana is ready to remove bureaucratic hurdles. “You are really pushing at open doors,” the President told the visiting team of Saudi […]