119 secondary school students register to learn crop, soil, commercial food preparation, furniture making

  On January 31, 2022, the Ministry of Education registered its first batch of students into the Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) programme totalling 119 students...

Almost 70% of 2021 GOAL Scholarship awardees are women – Minister

  The People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Government is well on its way to fulfil its promise to make 20,000 online scholarships accessible to citizens within...

We support disclosure of SOPs but gov’t must also publish names of all cash...

  The main Parliamentary Opposition agrees that Statements of Poll (SOPs) must be published after ballots are cast at an election, but the government must...

6,000 persons to be trained through Guyana-Barbados joint tourism initiative -Minister Walrond

  Some 6,000 persons will be trained through a Guyana- Barbados joint tourism initiative, as four internationally-branded hotels break ground in Guyana. Minister of Tourism,...

Govt. to develop national classroom for autistic children; teachers being trained to provide appropriate...

  To ensure children, diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), get the best educational support they need, the PPP/C Government is leading the way in...

CGX strikes oil at Kawa-1; gears to drill second well in second quarter

  Canadian oil companies, CGX Energy Inc. and Frontera Energy Corporation disclosed that it finally landed an oil discovery at the Kawa-1 well in the...

Govt. resists wild borrowings against oil; secures lowest gross debt-to-GDP ratio in the region

  Despite having two more sanctioned oil projects—Liza Phase One and Payara—coming into operation in 2022 and 2023 respectively, thereby taking production volumes to 560,000...

High demand in oil, mining sectors kept livestock subsector afloat last year

  Though the agriculture, forestry and fishing sectors bore the brunt of the impact of the unprecedented floods last year, some subsectors still managed to...

COVID-19 Update: Two more deaths, 89 new cases

  The Ministry of Health (MOH) has informed the media that as of January 30, 2022, two more persons who tested positive for the novel...

Don’t make decisions that suit you and your friends, consult with your people –...

  Minister of Amerindian Affairs, Pauline Sukhai is encouraging leaders of Amerindian villages to work in the interest of all residents. The call followed complaints...

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