– Announces 2022 National School Choir Championship His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali assured representatives from the local entertainment industry that his Government will make the necessary investments to propel them to higher heights. The President also announced the development of an action plan that will target every category of the industry and unearth talent nationwide. […]
Residents of Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice) turned out in their numbers at the Watooka Guest House on June 1, to take advantage of government’s Home Construction Assistance Programme. The programme was conceptualised by His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, and will provide assistance to Guyanese with government or private land to access finance to […]
Guyana is preparing to ship the first tranche of 15 prefabricated shade houses to Barbados, as part of plans to improve the agriculture sector in that country. The announcement was made by His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, during his recent visit to the country, where he participated in the 18th National Agricultural Exhibition (Agro […]
Top experts from the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, are in Guyana to provide training to 400 local physicians to help them better detect and treat patients with long-COVID. Generally, between 10 to 20 per cent of persons affected by COVID-19, would have persistent symptoms months after falling ill. This is referred to as […]
Twenty-seven technical staff and extension officers from the Ministry of Agriculture have begun a training programme by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to strengthen Guyana’s agricultural disaster resilience and emergency response capacities. The two-day workshop opened on Wednesday, at the Caribbean Inn Inc., Mon Repos, East Coast Demerara. The training will help […]
– Residents welcome much needed investment. Residents of Kwakwani, Region 10 have been assured that the $300 million in road works slated for the community will commence soon. However, they were informed that priority will be given to areas that have schools, hospitals and where there is heavy traffic of people. Minister of Public Works, […]
Following years of work, the North Rupununi village of Yupukari is now benefitting from a land extension of 145 square miles-three times the original size of the village. Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Honourable Pauline Sukhai, along with members from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and a team of diplomats from the Kingdom of Norway, […]
Mr. Chairman, Excellencies, colleagues, distinguished delegates, it is indeed a pleasure to represent the government of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali at this year’s summit of the information society and more particularly with the other esteemed panelists of this ministerial round table. Our government, in and out of office remains diametrically opposed to any […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo during a meeting on Tuesday with stakeholders in the mining industry, committed to having several burning issues addressed in a systemic and expeditious manner. Speaking to the gathering at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, the Vice President recommended that a robust engagement be conducted to highlight all the matters that […]
Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton, M.P, on Tuesday, commissioned the first labour office and training centre in Kwakwani, Sub-District Two, Region 10, as part of government’s effort to decentralise services and reduce transportation costs for residents. “It is important and useful in my view that all citizens have access to equitable services and that is […]