Guyana News

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Ashni Singh yesterday highlighted the government’s commitment to sustainable development in Amerindian communities, while divulging that their carbon credit funds have been disbursed.

Guyana continues to makes strides in the delivery of public healthcare across the regions and has been formally recognised for its stellar work in the area of immunization.

As part of its ongoing preparation for public health emergencies, last Tuesday,  the Ministry of Health (MoH), in collaboration with the visiting delegation from the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention, hosted a two-day Public Health Emergency Management (PHEM) workshop at the ministry’s boardroom on Brickdam, Georgetown, a MoH release announced yesterday.                          

The decomposed body of a Corentyne pensioner who suffered from epilepsy and mental illness was on Monday afternoon discovered in his house at Number 53 Village, Corentyne.

Even as the government awaits the US$650 million sought from the United States Export-Import (EXIM) Bank for the Gas to Energy (GtE) project and has to date state-financed about $400 million in lieu of that approval, it is prepared to fund the additional if not approved, Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday said. 

In a proactive effort to promote fire safety and preparedness, the Linden and La Grange Fire Stations yesterday hosted Fire Safety Camps, attracting a massive turnout of children.

The Speaker of the National Assembly of the Parliament of Guyana, Manzoor Nadir, has led a delegation to Beijing, China, on the invitation of the Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee of China, Zhao Leji.

After much clamouring and complaining from its customers customers in central Georgetown about the poor quality of water, the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) on Tuesday said there has been steady improvement of the water quality.

The Central Recruitment and Manpower Agency (CRMA) hosted a job readiness programme that facilitated some 90 work-study students at the Department of Education, Vreed-en-Hoop, Region Three.

The Ministry of Home Affairs yesterday announced that an inmate at the Juvenile Holding Centre (JHC) successfully secured four passes at this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations.

The Ministry of Housing and Water (MoHW) has issued a strong rebuttal to claims made by Opposition Leader Aubrey Norton and journalist Adam Harris regarding the land from which squatters were removed for the construction of the highway at Mocha-Arcadia (Cane View).

In the village of Reliance, in Region Two, lives a young man whose journey is nothing short of extraordinary.

As part of government’s drive to increase skills training for its citizens to enable them to participate fully in the country’s economic boom, the Ministry of Housing and Water (MoHW) has introduced an initiative designed to foster economic growth in vulnerable communities.

The Guyana Police Force Academy launched Cohort 3 of the Junior Leaders Training Programme at the Officers’ Training Center, Eve Leary, earlier this week.

The Ministry of Labour, Occupational Health and Safety Department is collaborating with the Ministry of Public Service-Training and Development Department, to host a three-day Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) workshop at the Public Service Ministry’s Training and Development Complex, Vlissengen Road & D’Urban Street, Wortmanville, George-town, a Ministry of Labour release stated on Tuesday.

El Dorado Rum, one of the world’s leading rum brands, produced by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), hosted the global finals of the inaugural El Dorado Rum Heritage Cocktail Competition, in Guyana from Tuesday, August 20 to Thursday, August 22.

The Guyana Sugar Corporation (GuySuCo) today informed consumers that contrary to reports in some sections of the media, packaged sugar is available for sale.

By Khadidja Ba In a move that has sparked outrage, the leadership of the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) has signed off on a new salary and benefits agreement with the Ministry of Education, despite strong objections from the union’s negotiation team and general membership.

Government and United States Company Global Venture yesterday inked a US$1.8 million (approximately $374 million) agreement for a one year, on-the-ground mineral mapping exercise here and announced that the company gave a 5% discount from its original US$1.9 million bid.

Disputes unfolded at the National Toshaos Council Conference (NTCC) on Monday and yesterday, leading to accusations of unlawful conduct and eviction from the Arthur Chung Conference Centre of Member of Parliament and Leader of the Guyana Action Party (GAP) Vincent Henry, and Central Executive Committee member of the PNCR Mervyn Williams.