Several key stakeholders, including the Supreme Court of Judicature and UNICEF, came together on Tuesday to launch 12 Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts around the country. The courts, which are spread out in various magisterial districts, are specifically aimed at providing a different course of action for juveniles who come into contact with the law, and […]
On May 10th, 2022, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security through the Guyana Women’s Leadership Institute launched its first WIIN in Business Workshop at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara. The workshop will run for three days, training up and coming women entrepreneurs in practical business skills, how to write a business plan, […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P, is once again urging persons not to become complacent, as the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over in Guyana. During Tuesday’s COVID-19 update, he said persons are encouraged to continue wearing their masks in crowded areas, and to get vaccinated. Minister Anthony said there are currently 184 active […]
In the next nine months, students attending the Government Technical Institute will benefit from a brand-new state of the art building. The $140 million project is part of a public-private partnership between the Ministry of Education and the Ken Subraj Foundation, a former student of GTI. Once completed the building will boast an oil and […]
–CHPA CEO clarifies Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA), Sherwyn Greaves has clarified that only two habitable structures were demolished at Amelia’s Ward, Linden to make way for an access road. The others varied from chain-link fences, to wooden and concrete foundations. The CEO was at the time engaging the […]
-amicable resolution agreed on Some sixteen persons who have come forward to lay claims to structures which were demolished during an exercise in a squatting area at Phase 4, Amelia’s Ward Linden, were part of a ‘fruitful’ discussion with Chief Executive Officer of the Central Housing and Planning Authority, Mr. Sherwyn Greaves. On Monday, May […]
The government has offered housing units and house lots to 16 squatters of Amelia’s Ward, Linden, Region Ten, who were displaced, to make way for the construction of a new access road. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CHPA) Sherwyn Greaves on Monday met with the residents at the Regional […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, said Restorative Justice will bring about significant changes in communities. The AG, along with Minister of Housing and Water Collin Croal, met with stakeholders in Anna Regina, Region Two on Saturday. The engagement was part of an outreach that also addressed land title […]
International investors from Israel, Ghana and Cameroon are ready to travel to Guyana for the first ever Agri-Investment Forum and Expo, set to open at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on May 19. The three-day inaugural event will also see the participation of several global entities from the United States of America, Canada and […]
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five), made good on their promise to provide zinc sheets to Bath Settlement residents affected by Saturday’s freak storm. The CDC noted that the storm was a combination of high winds and steady rainfall which resulted in structural damage […]