Neville Adolph of Lethem, Region Nine, was the lone male among 25 individuals who graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s- Women Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) programme in ‘child care’ on Sunday. While the programme was conceptualised to empower women from 16 years old and offers both online and in-person training, […]
Some $16.1 billion has been allocated in the 2022 budget for major expansion and developments in the health sector from which sum, money will be expended to construct six modern regional hospitals at Anna Regina, Tuschen, Diamond, Enmore, Bath and No.75 Village, Corentyne. Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., during Wednesday’s COVID-19 update said the preliminary […]
To ensure the safety of students, the Ministry of Education will be enhancing the Road Safety Patrols programme in schools across the country. On Wednesday morning, Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson met with Assistant Chief Education Officer for Health and Family Life Education (ACEO-HFLE) Carol Benn and other representatives from the unit along with […]
A delegation from the University of Southern Caribbean (USC) on Wednesday paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand at her Brickdam office. The USC delegation included the university’s president, Dr Colwick Wilson; Vice President of Student Services and Enrollment Management, Pastor Onesi LaFleur; Dean of the School of Business and […]
Religious leaders representing the three main faiths in Guyana have commended President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali’s call for religious bodies to fellowship together under the ‘One Guyana’ banner, following his announcement that Friday, April 8 is designated the National Day of Fasting and Prayers. Speaking during a programme on Tuesday, Director of Education at the […]
Japan, through a partnership initiative with the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), has donated US $4.6 Million in medical equipment to assist in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic in Guyana. The Ministry of Health on Friday last received a part of the donation of the medical equipment, and the final portion was handed over […]
─ 354 cases to be heard in April session Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, M.P is calling for a blend of in – person and virtual hearings as the criminal session of the Demerara Assizes of April 2022 opened on Tuesday. The session was opened in the compound of […]
Chandranie Sukhdeo, who hails from Port Mourant, Corentyne, is among the women undergoing the first oil and gas course, being offered by 3T EnerMech, through the Guyana Online Academy of Learning (GOAL) scholarship programme. Speaking with DPI on Tuesday, Sukhdeo said she is excited to have made it to the practical phase of the course, […]
Guyana will, in 2024, host the 38th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (LARC). This was disclosed during the closing ceremony of the Conference last Friday in Ecuador. This is the first time the conference will be hosted in Guyana and comes at […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, M.P, has dismissed the notion that government contracts are being awarded to a particular section of society. He noted that the awarding of government contracts is done through a transparent, accountable and fair process in keeping with the Public Procurement Act and Regulations. The Minister was at the […]