Guyana News

The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) has added five new local manufacturers to its certification programmes.

The Ministry of Health (MOH), in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), held a two-day National Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).

The Ministry of Public Works (MoPW) issued a release yesterday informing the public that emergency repairs are scheduled to begin on the bridge at Beterverwagting Railway Embankment, East Coast Demerara.

Team Supreme of the Supreme Court of Judicature has announced that yet another participant has successfully completed all of the phases of its drug rehabilitation program and graduated on Friday, August 16.

Customers at Eve Leary and Young Street will experience an interruption of electricity supply tomorrow,  Sunday, September 1, 2024, from 09:00hrs to 13:00hrs, the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) said.

Seventeen promising young artists have benefitted from a recently-concluded Visual Arts Mentorship Programme designed to bolster their artistic abilities in both painting and sculpture as they prepare for their Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations in Visual Arts.

Seventeen young adults have received certificates from the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) for completing the Student Work and Internship for Tourism (SWIFT) programme.

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Todd (right) on Thursday met with  Paul Chikawa, non-resident Ambassador of Zimbabwe to Guyana.

President Irfaan Ali today hailed the late Sir Shridath Ramphal and memorialised him as a “A giant among men”.

Former Commonwealth Secretary General and international statesman Sir Shridath Ramphal has passed away at the age of 95.

By Marcelle Thomas There will be no tolls for crossing at the country’s three main bridges – the new Demerara River Bridge, the new Berbice River Bridge, and the new Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge, Upper Demerara River – when they are completed, President Irfaan Ali last evening announced.

President Irfaan Ali has fired back at former Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Dr Bertrand Ramcharan on the criticism that the PPP/C operates in a seemingly autocratic way, contending that most academics target his administration although it is the most inclusive.

Collaboration and knowledge sharing are essential for  growth, and necessary in driving sustainable economic progress and development within the Caribbean region.

Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mélanie Joly, announced yesterday that Sébastien Sigouin is to be the new High Commissioner to Guyana and CARICOM.

The Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, in collaboration with the Guyana Tourism Authority, yesterday announced the official launch of the Coursera Tourism, Entrepreneurship, and Competitiveness Training Platform.

President Irfaan Ali administered the oath of office to six new land surveyors during a swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday at the Office of the President.

-up by 88% over 2021 During 2022, 4,952 maternity claims were paid by the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) to 4,855 employed and 97 self-employed women.

The Ministry of Education’s nursery sector, in collaboration with the Guyana Education Sector Project Programme (GESPP), has launched a four-day refresher training for master trainers, marking a key stage in the roll-out of the Guyana Renewed Nursery Curriculum.

Residents in Canefield, East Canje Berbice are at their wits end with the constant flooding in their area as there are several drainage issues within the community that the Canefield/Enterprise Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) has failed to act on.

The Ministry of Public Works is conducting four training sessions on the new Crash Database Software, GRACE.