During his presentation today at the 37th session of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean, Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha said in order for member states to achieve better production, sustainable consumption and production patterns through efficient and inclusive food and agriculture supply chains at the […]
With Guyana importing approximately 52 million eggs each year at a cost of some $350 million, His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said the country will soon launch its own hatching egg industry, to support the local poultry sector. Speaking at the launch of the black belly sheep project in Region Five on Sunday, Dr. […]
The Ministry of Labour has partnered with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to train a number of occupational safety and health officers in Recording and Notification of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (RNOAD). The two-day exercise which was launched on Wednesday at the Regency Suites Hotel, Georgetown, will give participants the opportunity to review the Occupation […]
The sod turning ceremony for the new Guyana/Barbados food terminal in Barbados will soon take place, President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced. President Ali said the leadership of both countries have already expressed “our unwavering commitment to the removal of every barrier that will prevent trade between the two countries.” Guyana and Barbados are […]
In February, the Ministry of Health through the National AIDS Programme Secretariat (NAPS) introduced for the first time HIV self-testing kits to citizens. Before this, anyone wanting to know their status had to visit one of the HIV sites to get tested. Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony M.P, said Wednesday that persons are responding […]
─ President acted in line with Constitution in Hicken’s appointment Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, S.C, M.P has presented legal clarity to the move by President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali to appoint acting Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations, Clifton Hicken to act as Commissioner of Police. Former Commissioner of […]
The construction of a new school in Tassiwini, located within the Matarkai sub-district Region One, will bring an end to the high incidence of absenteeism in the village. The school, will house nursery and primary students, and is expected to be ready for the new school term in April. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin […]
The Honourable Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has begun meeting with Civil Society Organisations to establish partnerships that would allow for the expansion of the Ministry’s ‘Operation Recovery’. Last evening, Minister Manickchand who was accompanied by the Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson, met with members of the Rotary Club of Demerara at the Pegasus […]
Some forty-five teachers in the Region Three Education District are now equipped with better management skills following the completion of the Ministry of Education’s Education Management Certificate Course. The graduation ceremony was held in the boardroom of the Department of Education Region Three. The graduating teachers were from Nursery, Primary and Secondary schools across the […]
Vice President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo on Tuesday said a portion of the oil funds will be used to strengthen Guyana’s water system, as the administration takes an aggressive approach to addressing the decades-long issue. The Vice President said if the situation has been a challenge in the past, going forward it will get worse, especially […]