Families of three fishermen who recently lost their boats in Suriname waters have been assured that the government is doing all it can to address the issue. This assurance was given by President Dr Irfaan Ali during a visit to Annandale, East Coast Demerara on Friday. President Dr Irfaan Ali during his outreach to Annandale,…
The mining town of Linden, Region Ten (Upper Demerara-Berbice), is set to benefit from major economic development, as Caribbean Concrete Guyana Incorporated officially opened its concrete production facility and oxygen plant at Amelia’s Ward on Friday. Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh The first of its kind…
Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a win over St. Lucia Kings by six wickets in front of a lively home crowd. The Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to field, yet it was the Kings who got off to a blistering…
NARESH Shivkumar, 11, and his mother, Dhanwattie Shivkumar, were glued to the online broadcast of the announcement of the National Grade Six Examination (NGSA) results and when his name was called, the mother burst into tears of joy. The young Shivkumar, who was suddenly hit by a sudden surge of energy, ran out into the yard and…
– outlines a number of initiatives to benefit communities through jobs, training REFUTING some of the claims made by a prominent representative of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G) organisation that a building owned by a co-operative society on the Essequibo Coast, Labour Minister Joseph Hamilton maintained that the…
— to secure the future of people and planet by rebooting its development trajectory, says UNDP report THE world is lurching from crisis to crisis, trapped in a cycle of firefighting and unable to tackle the roots of the troubles that confront it. Without a sharp change of course, the planet may be heading towards…
MINISTER of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Hugh Hilton Todd and President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (PGA), Abdulla Shahid engaged in bilateral talks on Friday at the Ramphal House on a range of issues of mutual interest. The PGA is currently in Guyana for an official visit which concludes…
US President Joe Biden has nominated Nicole D. Theriot to be his country’s next ambassador to Guyana, according to a White House statement on Wednesday. Theriot, according to the statement, is “a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with the rank of Counsellor, currently serves as the Principal Officer in Karachi, Pakistan.” The statement…
THE United States Government through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced an additional US$22.8 million in new funding for 2022 to support Caribbean regional development goals related to climate resilience, youth security, information and communication technology, private sector engagement and health. The funding also includes US$10 million to combat food insecurity…
FAMILIES of Bare Root and Dazzell Housing Scheme, on the East Coast of Demerara, who were affected by a windstorm on Monday have commended the Government for its timely support. The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), on Wednesday, delivered relief following the results of an assessment of the situation in the villages. The assessment found that…
