– Ministers to visit affected areas, food and sanitation hampers for residents Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips disclosed today that the Government will make needed interventions to support communities affected by flooding. During a virtual meeting with members of the National Taskforce on Flood Monitoring, the Prime Minister announced that the Government […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the move by the international news agency – VICE News to associate him in a corruption scandal is nonsensical, and will in no way tarnish his image. The Vice President told journalists on Tuesday that all of his assets are in Guyana, and have been declared to the Integrity […]Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo said the PPP/C Government has nothing to fear from the findings of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali via a statement Tuesday evening, named the members who will be part of the CoI to thoroughly examined what […]
─ President Ali announces President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Tuesday announced the members of the International Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. The members include Chairman of the Commission Retired Justice of Appeal, Stanley John; Former Attorney General, High Court Judge and Acting Justice of Appeal in […]
In keeping with my commitment to establish a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to inquire into the events of the 2020 General and Regional Elections, I am pleased to announce that the following persons shall be appointed to conduct this inquiry: Chairman of the Commission – Retired Justice of Appeal Stanley John; Former Attorney General, High […]
His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali, First Lady Mrs Arya Ali, and a team of Government officials left Guyana today to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Kigali, Rwanda. President Ali will join Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda under the theme “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming,” to reaffirm their common values and […]
The Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) has processed 4,705 applications for the 2022 cohort so far, with increasing submissions coming in from hinterland students. CPCE’s Vice Principal of Development, Tamsin Henry Granville told DPI on Tuesday that the college is seeing an increase in applicants compared to that of 2021, where some 2,620 student […]
The Ministry of Labour’s national job bank has attracted some 1,900 job seekers since the premier launch of the website in March 2022. An additional 139 employers have signed on to the website, making available some 299 job opportunities. Minister, Joseph Hamilton, M.P, said the data shows a good response by the public to […]
China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan, said Monday, that bilateral trade between Guyana and China has grown steadily in recent years, increasing to some US $710 million in 2021 compared to US $500 million during the previous years. Ambassador Guo was at the time speaking at the launch of an online photo exhibition at the […]
– several pumps, sluices without operators in the height of the rainy season Although the government has made several calls to the Georgetown Mayor and City Council (M&CC) to ensure there is effective management of the City’s drainage structures, the City Council continues to neglect its responsibility thus resulting in instances of flooding in Georgetown. […]