GECOM’s nationwide registration to begin next Monday
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) announced that it will commence the countrywide registration of eligible persons on March 7, 2022. This registration exercise will...
Community Service Officers in Hinterland Region to be trained in Water System Management
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was yesterday signed between the Ministries of Housing and Water and Amerindian Affairs, for the training of Community Service...
Discussions on expanded School Feeding Programme commences in Region Six
During the 2022 budget debates, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand had announced that the School Feeding Programme will be expanded to better serve those...
Textbooks to be given to every public school student starting with primary
The Ministry of Education on Wednesday fulfilled another promise by the Government of Guyana with the commencement of distributing brand-new textbooks to all primary...
GMSA appoints Nizam Hassan as Executive Director
The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) announced today that it has appointed Nizam Hassan as its Executive Director and Travis Bruce as its...
Govt. to invest over $260M to advance agro-processing sector
By Staff Writer
In 2022, the PPP/C Government intends to invest a whopping $261M to advance the development of the agro-processing sector.
According to Agriculture Minister,...
Insect farming could solve organic waste problem, be used as natural feed in poultry...
The rising costs and limited access to high-quality animal feeds have been constraining factors for the development of the poultry and livestock sectors in...
Health workers to be trained to administer COVID-19 vaccines to children–Minister
With the World Health Organisation (WHO) approving the reformulation of the US-made Pfizer vaccine for children five to 11 years old, Minister of Health,...
President Ali wants Region to produce its own vaccines
President Irfaan Ali yesterday proposed that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) should develop its capacity to produce vaccines for Covid-19 and other illnesses.
In an invited...
Public invited to make submissions on bill to remove jail time for small amount...
Members of the public are invited to offer comments on the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill 2020 – Bill No. 2...
