Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips said Tuesday, that the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) is moving apace with its efforts to assist flood affected residents nationwide. While the extensive flooding over the past weeks has affected some 6,500 households throughout Regions One to Six, not all are severely impacted. Based on assessments conducted, the Pomeroon […]
Guyana on Tuesday received $1.78 billion or €7.56 million from the European Union (EU), the last disbursement from union’s budget support programme. President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, who made the announcement during a joint press conference at the Office of the President, said a large part of the funding will go towards strengthening Guyana’s sea […]
Some 143 persons graduated from the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security-Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) training programme on Tuesday. The initiative created to empower women, is the brainchild of Human Services Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, M.P, which saw over 500 women across the 10 Administrative Regions participating in a variety of accredited […]
–to help 4,760 WIIN participants countrywide start up small businesses When the participants of the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN) turned up to collect their graduation certificates today, many of them had no idea that Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, was about to announce that they would also be […]
The Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali Government has earned the trust of the European Union (EU), Director/ Deputy Management Director for the Americas in the European External Action Service (EEAS), Javier Niño Pérez has said. The remarks by the official came on Tuesday, during the final disbursement of €7.56 million to Guyana, as budgetary support. “We […]
as €7.56 million received in budget support His Excellency, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali said there is a misconception that Guyana does not qualify for concessional financing or support from partners internationally for its development. He made this point just after announcing that Guyana received €7.56 million (GUY $1.78 billion) in budgetary support from the European […]
Government, through the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security’s Empowerment Fund, is investing US$ 1.2 million to help some 4,760 female entrepreneurs across the country. The initiative is funded by the United Nation’s World Food Programme and can be accessed through the ministry’s Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WIIN). Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, M.P, […]
Six students were on Tuesday awarded for participating in the Ministry of Education and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited’s (CPGL) Secondary School Green Energy and Renewables Essay Competition, at the Promenade Gardens, Middle Street, Georgetown. The competition sought to further educate youths on climate change and green energy. DPI spoke with winners of both senior and […]
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) received some $3.7 billion in taxes for the year 2020, representing an overall performance rate of 101.76 per cent. The statistics was provided in the 2020 Auditor General’s report, which was laid in the National Assembly on Monday, by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for […]
Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, M.P, said climate change and the cutting of emissions should be a global effort, and called on the global community to do their part. He said the fight should not rest on the shoulders 0f Guyana and other developing countries around the world. The minister made the call during […]