Home Blog Page 416

Finance Minister praises NIS for clearing backlog of 14,000 claims

Senior Finance Minister Dr. Ashni Singh today commended the Board and staff of the National Insurance Scheme (NIS) for disposing...

Order of Democracy to be gazetted shortly, awards already in production- Pres. Ali

President, Dr. Irfaan Ali confirmed with Guyana Standard today that the legal and administrative work has been completed to have...

Guyana awaits Venezuela’s nod on ambassadorial appointment amid rising tensions- Minister Todd

Foreign Affairs Minister, Hugh Todd, in an exclusive conversation with Guyana Standard, confirmed that local authorities are still awaiting Venezuela's...

Govt. launches probe to crack down on illegal selling, buying of gold

The Ministry of Natural Resource announced moments ago that it has identified a concerning discrepancy between the reported gold production...

Guyana to see new face in Stabroek Block consortium as Chevron agrees to buy-out...

Guyana anticipates the introduction of a new company to the ExxonMobil-led consortium in charge of operations in the prolific Stabroek...

Agri-Investment Forum and Expo 2023 dubbed a success

This afternoon, at his Main Street Office, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha boasted the success of this year’s Agri-Investment Forum...

Guyana inks MoU with Cuba as it eyes production of mangrove, citrus honey

The Governments of Guyana and Cuba recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the expansion of the local...

Govt. launches new bio-fortified to boost Guyana’s rice sector in 2024

For the first crop of 2024, farmers will have the opportunity to cultivate the G18-113 bio-fortified rice variety which was...

Exxon and partners pump US$4.5 million into Guyana’s hydroponics sector

ExxonMobil and its Stabroek Block partners, Hess Corporation, and CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited recently launched the Agriculture and Innovation Entrepreneurship...

Guyana urgently needs to revolutionize its electoral process with cutting- edge technologies

Dear Editor, As the people of Guyana eagerly await the 2025 general elections, it becomes imperative for the PPP-led government to...

Recent Updates