An investment financing of up to $16.6 billion (US$83.3 million) which was approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will see Guyana making a transformational leap towards decarbonisation. The IDB said Friday that it has been supporting the Government of Guyana to develop the energy sector, noting that the Guyana Utility Scale Solar Photovoltaic Programme […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, M.P said the government is satisfied with the new $2.5 billion (US$12.7) North-West ferry, which is expected to set sail to Guyana’s waters in the coming months. The new MV MA Lisha vessel which is being funded by the Government of India, will ply the Barima-Waini/ Georgetown route. […]
The government through the Ministry of Amerindian Affairs, has set aside financial resources this year, to commence a national consultation as part of plans to revise the Amerindian Act of 2006. His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali made the announcement during his address to residents of Phillipai, Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven, on Friday last. During […]
The 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) was held on June 12th to 16th, 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland. MC12 was held under the chairmanship of the Honourable Mr. Timur Suleimenov, Deputy Chief of Staff of Kazakhstan’s President. Guyana’s Delegation to MC12 was led by the Honourable Hugh Hilton Todd M.P, Minister […]
The Senior Regional Coordination Officer and Chief of Mission for the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Robert Natiello said that the IOM recognizes the efforts of the Government of Guyana and the Ministry of Education in ensuring that migrant children receive an education. Mr. Natiello made these remarks today during a simple handing over […]
The Ministry of Education’s first-ever radio station EdYou FM (99.7 FM) is seeking to create content targeting mature students and adults this year. EdYou FM is part of the ministry’s mission to provide youths with equitable access to education, despite their geographical location. National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), Acting Coordinator, Distance Learning and […]
The PPP/C Administration has taken a decision to address the lack of skilled personnel countrywide, specifically to meet the labour demands of the nation’s booming oil and gas sector. Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, M.P, said Guyana has already seen significant investments into the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), which he confidently expressed, will bring […]
The fostering of youth development across the country is a key objective of the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) recently re-established community relations department. The department will target schools and communities where youths and young adults exhibit violent deviant behaviours through responsible preventative policing strategies, utilising proactive and reactive law enforcement, training and community engagements. Under […]
Some 1,302 children between the ages of five to eleven took the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, since the jab was made available in Guyana last week. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., said the ministry is collaborating with the Ministry of Education to get children, especially those in hinterland regions, vaccinated […]
Local health authorities are preparing to address any possible case of Monkey Pox in Guyana, Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony said as he gave a global approximation of infected people. “It’s about 1,900 cases that were found globally, and if you look at those numbers and the world’s population is a relatively small amount […]