914 Domestic Violence Hotline receives increased reports; work remains ongoing to provide victims with...

The 914 Hotline which was launched by the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security back in 2020 has received a noticeable increase in...

Govt. to create safe space for children while guardians/parents take on night shift

To further demonstrate its commitment to the protection of children, the government has announced that it will be launching a ‘night care’ programme for...

Over 100 performers benefitted from $106M spent on national events – Govt.

The Ministry of Finance in its 2022 Mid-Year Report disclosed that under the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sport, $106.5 million was expended on...

Agriculture, forestry, fishing sectors expand by 10.9 per cent- Report

The Ministry of Finance’s 2022 half-year report notes that the 10.9 per cent expansion of the  agriculture sector was driven by higher output from...

Guyana earned US$US$344M in oil revenues at half year from five lifts; to hit...

During the period January to June 2022, the government reported that it received five lifts of profit oil from the two producing vessels, Liza...

CSEC 2022: Guyana boasts improved pass rates in 20 subjects but lags in Maths

Guyana continues to perform outstandingly well at the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC). This year, the country has recorded a 68.5 per cent pass...

Gov’t achieves target in housing sector for half year

Guyanese are being empowered through homeownership, as the government continues to roll out its aggressive housing programme across the country. More than 50 per cent...

Letter: The Politics of Chicanery and Datadin’s Revealing Group Supremacy Mentality

Datadin avoids addressing need for Anti-racial Governance: Updated from my March 6, 2021 letter in Guyana Standard. My response to Datadin’s March 3, letter...

Guyana’s real economy grew by 36.4 per cent, non-oil by 8.3

The prudent management of the economy by the PPP/C government has resulted in a real growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) totalling 36.4 percent...

$3.4B in infrastructural works ongoing in Region Three

Approximately $3.4 billion in infrastructural works are underway in five new housing developments in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) to cater for serviced house...

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