Over 1,300 residents of Phillipai, Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni) will benefit from potable water for the first time as a $53.683 million well will be drilled in the community by the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI). The project, which is expected to commence next week and to be completed by the end of September, falls under GWI’s […]

In the face of the climate crisis, and as countries race to net-zero, Guyana’s new and expanded Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 is a model that “is now more important than ever”. Expressing this sentiment is the United Nations Resident Coordinator to Guyana, Yeşim Oruç, in her World Environment Day message.  The coordinator outlined […]

I’ve noted the rush by the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to respond to my statement issued last evening, deploring the suffering of residents across the city, who are once again plagued by flooding caused in no small measure by the mismanagement of the city’s drainage and other infrastructure. Last night I placed Mayor […]

The government on Tuesday reaffirmed its commitment to the delivery of quality service and the protection of all Guyanese, with the signing of contracts valued $760,236,592. Contracts valued $129,573,450 were signed at the Ministry of Home Affairs’ headquarters, Brickdam to construct four command operation centres for the Guyana Police Force (GPF) in Regions Two, Five, […]

The PPP/C Government is providing education and training opportunities for all Guyanese, in preparation for the socio-economic development of the country. Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo encouraged Region Five residents to take maximum advantage of the opportunities the government is making available in education, training and other areas to improve their standard of living. He […]

– VP officially launches initiative Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo today officially launched the government’s part-time jobs initiative in Region Five, which will see some 1,000 persons benefitting in the region and approximately 7,000 across the country to date. This is in keeping with the PPP/C Administration’s commitment to subsidise household income, in the light […]

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, M.P, took the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Nine to task for breaching the Procurement Act under the previous APNU+AFC Government’s reign. Regional Executive Officer (REO), Karl Singh along with his administrative officers sat before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday, where the Council’s 2017 […]

Diversification of Guyana’s work force is moving apace as the country prepares for further economic development as a result its expanding oil and gas sector. The Ministry of Human Services and Social Security under its Women Innovation, Investment Network (WIIN) is gaining momentum as it rolls out various training programmes across Guyana aimed empowering persons […]

Guyana is in a better position to respond effectively, should there be an oil spill offshore, following a number of oil spill exercises conducted by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) with support from the United States (US) Coast Guard. Guyana has also developed a National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, and has conducted a series of […]