Twenty international companies have already signalled their interest in participating in the highly anticipated Agri- Investment Forum and Expo, set to open here at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) on May 19 to 21. Apart from the global entities, 33 regional and 53 local companies, and at least four global institutions are also on […]
The Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce have noted that transportation providers for water, land transportation (minibuses and hire cars) and air operators to interior locations have imposed unilateral fare increases to customers. We wish to advise the operators of various transportation services that these increases are unauthorised and […]
─ in observance of National Day of Fasting and Prayers Minister within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Public Affairs, Kwame McCoy, M.P., joined staff of the state media entities- National Communications Network Inc. (NCN) and Department of Public Information (DPI) in an inter-faith prayer service on Friday, in observance of National […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, M.P., on Friday, encouraged staff at his ministry to treat each other with love and respect. The minister, along with colleague Minister Deodat Indar, M.P., and several religious representatives, joined staff, and others from sub-agencies to observe the National Day of Fasting and Prayers, initiated by President, Dr. […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd, M.P, has called on Guyanese to respect and love each other, as the three major religions participate in fasting and prayer. The minister was at the time speaking to Muslim worshippers, who are observing Ramadan, at the Bushlot Sunnatul Jamaat on Wednesday. “We want each and […]
The tourism committees of Regions Five and Six have been encouraged to create new tourist packages to cater for the influx of persons set to attend the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) finals later this year. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond, M.P., made the call during discussions with several Chambers of Commerce […]
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Honorable Dr. Vindhya Persaud hosted an informal engagement with the Childcare and Protection Agency (CPA) officers yesterday. The discussions centered around resolving the challenges that are peculiar to the Regions and the way forward for the Ministry and CPA both structurally and policy-wise to make the system more […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, called the National Day of Fasting and Prayers, which is being observed today in Guyana, the right step to combat the difficulties the world is currently facing. The senior government official made this comment at a special prayer session organised by his Office and attended by his […]
The Government’s plans to increase energy efficiency in the commercial, industrial, and residential sectors have been boosted today with the launch of a ‘Manual on Energy Management and Conservation Practices’ prepared by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) with support from Guyana Energy Agency (GEA). The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is collaborating with the […]
─ smoke detectors, fireballs distributed to households Despite the number of malicious fires set in 2021, the Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has recorded a massive reduction in fires, Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn, M.P, has said. The minister said he was pleased with the efforts by the fire service, which he credits to ‘re-energised’ […]