–Agri. Minister assesses city’s drainage structures, calls on M&CC to better manage structures Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha, along with officials from the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA), today visited the sluices located at Cowan Street, Commerce Street, and Ruimveldt East (River View) to assess their operations, as several parts of the city experienced flooding […]
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat said an investigation into reports of a possible oil spill offshore Guyana, found that there has been no leakage. Speculations of an oil spill first came to the fore following video posts made by a Facebook-based news entity, which said it suspected the spill. The videos showed a substance […]
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips today reiterated his Government’s commitment to the overall development of Guyanese under its “One Guyana” policy approach. “We understand very well that it is the people who elected us into the offices that we hold and the power, therefore, belongs to them. Hence, our services are entirely […]
Chairman of the Matarkai Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), Region One, Orlando Thorne is refuting claims made by a news outlet that residents have blocked the roadway between Port Kaituma and Matthews Ridge, demanding toll fees from trucks owned by the Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI). In an interview with DPI Friday, Thorne said there was no […]
─as Human Services Ministry launches Legal Pro-bono 500 Initiative Geared at eliminating instances of gender-based violence, the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security in collaboration with the Guyana Bar Association and the United Nations on Thursday, launched the Legal Pro-bono 500 Initiative. The initiative is part of the ministry’s 16 days of activism against […]
Personal Protection Equipment including over 1.5 million of medical masks amounting to Guy$77 million dollars have been donated to Guyana’s Ministry of Health COVID Prevention Programme thanks to the generosity of Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) partners, PRIMED Medical Products, GlobalMedic and CS World Cargo. CGCC Co-chair, Winston Kassim remarked “As a result of our bilateral partnership, we are contributing to Guyana’s COVID Prevention Programme, […]
-Announces massive development plans for specific areas in Georgetown His Excellency Dr. Irfaan Ali said that it is his Government’s vision to turn Guyana into “the number one eco-destination in this part of the region”. To ensure that the country has a competitive edge, he said there will be massive development in the tourism sector in […]
In its efforts to improve services offered to farmers, the Ministry of Agriculture will soon move to have a central extension department established at the ministry’s head office. This was disclosed by Agriculture Minister Zulfikar Mustapha Wednesday during several outreaches in Regions Five and Six. While in Region Five, Minister Mustapha met with members […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, M.P, said Thursday, that mixing vaccines increase their effectiveness to better protect persons against COVID-19. He said there are over 20 studies that have verified this. Using the Russian made Sputnik V vaccine, he explained that the first and second doses of the vaccines have different components. This itself, […]
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development will undertake more community enhancement works in Georgetown in time for the holidays. Speaking with DPI, Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall, M.P, said the initiative will focus on the maintainance of solid waste management, and enhancing the aesthetics of several communities within the […]