– Targets improvement in communication, management and efficiency His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali invited the leadership of the Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) to discuss its strategic direction with the intention of improving the corporation’s efficiency and effectiveness. The meeting was attended by approximately 180 senior officials and managers of the sugar corporation at State House […]
Thirty (30) young persons of Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) were on Tuesday, allocated low-income homes at Ordnance/ Fortlands, as the government accelerates its national housing programme. The allocation exercise was done during an outreach conducted by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) compound in New Amsterdam. It is […]
Members of the Kwakwani Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), forestry officers and other stakeholders will soon benefit from a labour and Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) seminar to promote safe working environments and practices. The exercise, which will be held in July, aims to equip participants with basic knowledge to develop and maintain safe systems, and […]
The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand led a team from the Ministry of Education today to engage teachers who teach at Special Education Needs schools across the country. The consultation was held in the Conference Centre at the Cyril Potter College of Education’s Turkeyen Campus. The purpose of the consultation was to hear from […]
Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, earlier Tuesday met with the Hon. Jtotiraditya Scindia, India’s Minister of Civil Aviation. The two officials discussed advancing cooperation on Aviation matters, including technical cooperation and the promotion of international air services between Guyana and India. It was also agreed that efforts will be made to conclude […]
Road works in the East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) are moving apace despite delays due to the weather and allocation of supplies, according to Regional Chairman David Armogan. Currently, 21 roads are being rehabilitated through the region’s 2022 budget, to the tune of $275 million. Roads in areas such as Tain, Edinburgh Scheme, Chesney, Fort Ordnance, […]
Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, who is currently leading a delegation to India has been given a guided tour of a section of IndianOil, “The Energy of India”, located at Tikri Kalan, New Delhi. The Minister was joined by a delegation from Guyana’s High Commission in India. Information from its website states […]
The Hon. Bishop Juan Edghill, Minister of Public Works, who is currently on an official visit to the Republic of India, has met with a ministerial team in New Delhi, to discuss matters of interest to Guyana. The high-level meeting between Guyana’s Minister of Public Works and India’s Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, […]
The government through the Ministry of Health continues to put measures in place to ensure citizens have adequate access to vaccination, with the latest being the roll-out of the first pediatric vaccination programme for children 5-11 years old. The exercise, hosted on Saturday last, saw 153 children taking the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine. […]
Residents of Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) praised government’s commitment to infrastructural development with the recent signing of the contract for the construction of the new $52 billion Demerara River bridge. The residents told DPI on Monday that the new bridge will bring major developments to the region, and significantly cut travel time in […]