More than seven thousand households from Providence, Farm, Herstelling, Eccles, Bagotsown and surrounding areas on the East Bank of Demerara stand to benefit directly and indirectly from a newly drilled well in Providence; by the end of May. This assurance was given by Minister of Housing and Water, Honourable Collin Croal, following a visit to […]
Today, the Ministry of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Research and Extension Institute (NAREI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) that will see youths and women benefitting from training in climate-smart agricultural practices. The programme is being executed as part of WUSC’s Sustainable Agriculture Caribbean (SAC) project which promotes […]
Guyana has successfully moved up 17 places in the 2022 World Press Freedom Index to 34 from among 180 countries. The nation was ranked 51st in 2021. The statistic was revealed by the 20th World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Tuesday. The 2022 edition of the World Press Freedom Index […]
—Reaffirms Govt accessibility at World Press Freedom Day His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali today reaffirmed his belief in the full freedom of the press during his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the World Press Freedom Day 2022 National Conference and Symposium, held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre. He also made it clear […]
A National Media Conference and Symposium, which is being held in commemoration of World Press Freedom Day, was officially launched Tuesday at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) with over 300 media practitioners and journalists in attendance. The event, which saw the attendance of cabinet ministers, regional and international dignitaries, and executive members of the […]
His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali on Tuesday assured media operatives and citizens that the government has no intention of using modern technology such as spyware to monitor their activities. The head-of-state was at the time addressing members of the media fraternity at the National Conference and Symposium hosted in observance of World Press Freedom […]
Government has partnered with the world’s leading learning virtual platform – Coursera to provide high-level training and reportable credence for journalists here, and in the diaspora. The opportunities will be made available through the nation’s first ever media and communication academy, which was officially unveiled Tuesday, by Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said government is still pursuing the full vaccination of its adolescent population, more so, with the reopening of school. Since the roll out of the intense immunisation programme for the 12-17 age group, the ministry has seen some 47.4 percent of this age cohort taking the first dose of […]
Some 64 young children of Dagg Point, Region Seven will finally be able to access nursery education within their community for the first-time. This follows the completion of a $29 million nursery school by the Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development. Minister Nigel Dharamlall, M.P., told DPI that the initiative fulfills a promise made […]
The new multimillion North-West vessel being constructed in Kolkata, India is expected to sail to Guyana next month, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, MP, made the announcement on the sidelines of a contract signing at the ministry’s Kingston office on Tuesday. “Good news, my understanding is that Garden Reach Shipbuilders, which is the […]