The election of the National Toshaos Council (NTC) executive body will be held before the end of April this year. Speaking with DPI on Thursday, Minister of Amerindian Affairs Pauline Sukhai, M.P, said while there is no confirmation of a national conference, there will be an election of the council members. She explained that there […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, today said government will soon be procuring the anti-viral COVID-19 treatment pill, Molnupiravir, to treat persons with mild symptoms of the disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has granted approval for the pill under the ‘emergency use authorisation listing,’ as it has shown promising results in patients with non-severe […]
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was on Wednesday, March 2, signed between the Ministries of Housing and Water and Amerindian Affairs, for the training of Community Service Officers in the Operation and Maintenance of Water Supply Systems in Hinterland communities. The MoU was signed by Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Housing & Water and […]
The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government continues to implement measures to ease the cost of living for all Guyanese, as promised in the 2022 National Budget. The administration has recognised the spike in food costs, and while market prices have escalated, prices reflected at the farm gate remain low. This, of course, reflects a number […]
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, M.P, has called on Toshaos in the Cuyuni -Mazaruni district to adopt an attitude of accountability, when addressing the affairs of their communities. Minister Teixeira said it is important for residents to fully participate in the daily decision-making process of the council. She made the call while […]
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence the registration of eligible persons on March 7, 2022, from all of its permanent Registration Offices in all of the ten Administrative Regions. This registration exercise will conclude on May 29, 2022. This registration exercise is of crucial importance to those persons who would have been first time […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony has confirmed the presence of the Omicron variant here, following the return of positive samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for genetic sequencing. Minister Anthony, during the daily COVID-19 Update on Wednesday, said the samples were recently sent to the regional public health agency. “Of the […]
– Announces US$100M Special Concessional Financing Package for the Region His Excellency Dr Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is leading a high-level delegation to the 33rd Inter-Sessional Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, currently being held in Belize (March 1-2). This biannual meeting brings together the leaders […]
The MV Barima, which provides service to residents of Region One (Barima-Waini), is expected to recommence operations soon as repairs costing $90million have been completed. The 88-year-old watercraft was docked for emergency repairs following an assessment by the Transport and Harbours Department (T&HD). Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, examined the finished work on […]
President Irfaan Ali today proposed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should develop its capacity to produce vaccines for Covid-19 and other illnesses. In an invited comment today, he recalled the difficulties faced by the Region in acquiring Covid-19 vaccines and underscored the importance of putting systems in place to ensure a different outcome in the […]