A management committee will soon be established to care for and manage the No. 63 beach, Region Six, in time for the upcoming Easter Day activities. This decision follows concerns raised by Commander Boodnarine Persaud, regarding recent traffic congestion involving over 250 vehicles there. It was relayed that these vehicles were nearly washed away, due […]
Residents of Regions Five and Six are expected to soon benefit from services being offered through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce’s Small Business Bureau (SBB). A help desk will be established within the respective regions to allow residents easier access to the agency’s services, thus reducing the need to travel to Georgetown. Minister, […]
Seventy-Nine (79) hemodialysis patients have received cheques valued $600,000, to help subsidise their treatment expense, as the PPP/C Administration rolls out its dialysis treatment initiative. The first payout exercise of more than $47 million, was held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC), on Friday. Dialysis patient, Sean Alphonso said the kind gesture will ease […]
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, SC, MP, on Friday, commissioned a $37.8 million Magistrate’s Court and living quarters in Kwakwani, Region, 10. Delivering the feature address at the simple ceremony, he said access to justice is an inalienable right to the people of Guyana. The Attorney General said the judiciary […]
The Ministry of Public Works this morning, signed a number of contracts for the construction and upgrade of roads and bridges in the hinterland regions, and communities along the coast. Contracts signed at the Ministry’s Kingston office, include those for the upgrade of 32 bridges between Kurupukari and Lethem to the tune of $3.19 billion […]
The Ministry of Labour on Friday received a number of equipment from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), that will be used to implement a recording and notification system of occupational accidents and diseases. The equipment, which include laptops, projectors, and back up batteries, among other electronic items, were delivered by Director of ILO Decent […]
-with enhanced environmental safeguards and operator regulation by local and international experts The Government of Guyana and Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) earlier today signed the Petroleum Production License (PPL) for the Yellowtail offshore development in the Stabroek Block Offshore Guyana. The Yellowtail project approval was a result of extensive reviews done by local and international […]
…as MoE and GPL launch Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month 2022 Today the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) launched Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month 2022. Today’s launch began with an Autism Walk which began at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD) and ended at Main Street Avenue in front […]
With many countries in this part of the region being the most affected by the devastating impacts of climate change, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha called on other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to voice their thoughts and opinions on matters relating to the global climate change mitigating efforts. Minister Mustapha was at the time addressing […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Retired), the Honourable Mark Phillips, encourages households to get involved in Guyana’s sustainable development by adopting energy practices to save energy and money while protecting the environment. While the Government of Guyana remains committed to providing affordable, stable, and reliable energy to benefit all, energy efficiency and conservation are also essential in […]