Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Hon. Gail Teixeira during the final day of the national budget debate on Friday, reassured citizens that the PPP/C will return Guyana to its position of a developing nation. Minister Teixeira reminded the House that Guyana is in possession of diverse resources, which will, with good governance, provide the […]
Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, M.P, on Friday, said more house lots and houses will be provided to citizens in 2022, as $12.4 billion has been earmarked for infrastructural development in housing schemes. Minister Croal was at the time making his contributions to the national budget debate at the 41st sitting of the […]
Some $4.1 billion has been budgeted for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to hold Local Government Elections (LGE) this year. Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, MP, made the announcement Friday, during his contributions to the 2022 national budget debate in the National Assembly. “We believe in democracy and we believe in […]
In all his time as President, His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has maintained that Guyana must not be allowed to make the mistakes other oil producing nations did when they saw a windfall in oil revenues. When it comes to public servants’ salaries, the government’s policy in this regard stands firm. US$607 million is […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., said Guyana continues to experience difficulties sending samples to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), to test for the Omicron variant. He said however, that the country should be able to carry out gene sequencing of COVID-19 using a recently procured machine originally bought to sequence malaria parasites […]Some 20 residents, who were squatting along Block ‘X’ Plantation Herstelling (Cane View) were relocated to Farm and Herstelling Housing Schemes, East Bank Demerara, paving the way for the construction of the Eccles to Diamond four-lane road. Minister of Housing and Water, Collin Croal, M.P, made this announcement on Friday, during his presentation on day […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P., said persons with underlying illnesses like cancer are at a higher risk of contracting the severe form of the COVID-19 disease, and is again urging such persons to get vaccinated. “Despite having cancer, you need to go get vaccinated…the only thing perhaps you need to reconsider, is if […]
From the hefty $73.2 billion budgeted for the health sector, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, M.P. said the government will be set aside funds to tackle the issue of cervical cancer. Government will this year launch a massive Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination programme to prevent the disease. “One of the programmes that we […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd said government will continue to advance Guyana’s interests and protect its sovereignty. He said the $552.9 billion 2022 budget, Guyana’s largest and most transformational one to date, will ensure that the objectives of the foreign affairs ministry and all other sectors are achieved. Expanding the country’s […]
‐ Guyana to engage Brazilian company The realisation of the Linden to Mabura Road has moved one step closer, as Guyana on Thursday received a no-objection from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to construct the road. The CDB is a major investor in the project which has an estimated cost of US$190 million. The disclosure […]