Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines reduces six months after taking the second dose, and based on this finding, he said the ministry will now be administering booster shots five months after the second dose. “Booster shots are now widely recommended because what we noticed is that six […]
Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, said the ministry will this year, be facilitating mobile vaccination teams only in remote areas; however, fixed COVID-19 vaccination sites will remain operational across the country. The health ministry took an aggressive approach during the pandemic surge last year, to utilise both fixed and mobile vaccination sites to ensure […]
Government exhausted over $7.8 billion to assist persons who were severely affected by the May/June rains, last year, while another $1.5 billion was spent for emergency drainage and irrigation works. The PPP/C Administration’s interventions saw over $9.3 billion being expended to assist more than 50,000 households in some 300 communities across the nation. During a […]
Minister of Public Works, Bishop, Juan Edghill, M.P, said government is paying attention and keeping an eye out for non-performing contractors. This he said, will ensure Guyanese benefit from efficient and quality work for their tax-paying dollars. Minister Edghill said the legislative framework for blacklisting contractors is with the Ministry of Finance but even without […]
-shipping issues to be blamed The revised deadline for the completion of the new works to upgrade the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) is now mid-year, an extension of six months to the previous December 31, 2021 schedule. Works yet to be completed include the construction of a curtain wall, corridors for two boarding bridges […]
The Ministry of Public Works, through its hinterland roads programme, expended $2.1 billion on the construction and rehabilitation of roads in Regions, One, Seven, Eight, Nine and Ten in 2021. Minister within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar, M.P, made the disclosure on Monday during the ministry’s year – end press conference, at the […]
─ repairs to old bridge being undertaken A contract for the construction of a New Demerara River Bridge will be signed soon, Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill disclosed on Monday. The announcement follows the ‘no objection’ by Cabinet back in November, for China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd. to construct the bridge at […]
─ Grade Seven pupils begin face-to-face learning Despite the Guyana Teachers Union’s (GTU) call for Monday to be “ISOLATION DAY,” teachers and students turned out in their numbers for face-to-face learning. DPI visited several secondary schools in central Georgetown on Monday, to observe the settling in of Grade Seven students on their first day of […]
─ Guyanese, Surinamese officials to meet this week Minister of Public Works, Bishop Juan Edghill said construction of the Corentyne River Bridge which will link Guyana and Suriname will commence soon. Representatives from the two countries will be meeting this week to select a bidder for the massive project. “Within this week, myself and my […]
—Discusses agenda for visit with Brazilian President His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali today told the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, H.E Jair Bolsonaro, that Guyana wants to have a very strong strategic partnership with its Portuguese-speaking neighbours. The two leaders, who communicated via teleconference, also discussed the agenda for the expected visit of […]