Amerindians now own 16.48 % of Guyana’s landmass

Key government officials recently revealed that indigenous communities now own 16.48 percent of the country’s landmass. Central to this progress is the Amerindian Land...

Chief Elections Officer peddling falsehoods; “I didn’t walk out of house-to-house deliberations” – Mustapha

Peoples’ Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament Zulfikar Mustapha is denying claims made by Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections...

Return of Ramsammy, Ramsarran proves Gov’t has no faith in Health Minister – Lawrence

Former Minister of Health, Volda Lawrence, contends that the appointment of former Health Ministers Dr. Leslie Ramsammy and Dr. Bheri Ramsarran as Advisors to...

Multipronged strategy adopted to avoid flooding in GT

The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA) are working tirelessly to, as much as possible, avoid flooding in Georgetown. Speaking...

Agri. Ministry commences ‘new dispensation’ training for over 200 extension officers

The Ministry of Agriculture held the first session for its new extension system programme on Tuesday at the Zara Computer Training Center under the...

A summary of key findings and recommendations on the way forward for Guyana and...

(This column is an extract from a detailed and critical review conducted by this author on the subject) Introduction On December 23, 2013, the member states...

We must train ourselves to highlight & resist oppression without making light of slavery

By Abena Rockcliffe It is not my intention to invalidate the feelings of others. Undeniably, some amongst us feel marginalized and oppressed. Any pro-human rights...

Gov’t looking to train 500 women to operate heavy machines for mining, energy sectors...

The PPP/C Government is currently in talks with several big companies in the energy sector to train some 500 Guyanese women to operate heavy-duty...

JetBlue officially launches nonstop flights from New York to Guyana

At approximately 22:03 hours on Friday, JetBlue officially commenced nonstop service between New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan...

Highest number of persons with disability living in Region Three

There are currently 11,713 individuals living in Guyana with various forms of disabilities. This is based on the findings of a survey...

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