–Home Affairs Minister says more humane, empathetic systems to be implemented THE majority of the 1,968 persons incarcerated in prisons across the country are young men whose lives are being wasted behind bars. As such, the government will be investing heavily in providing opportunities and facilities to ensure their proper reintegration into society as productive…
FIFA has told Russia to complete their upcoming games in neutral territory under the name the Football Union of Russia without their flag and anthem following the invasion of Ukraine. Several nations have announced that they will refuse to play Russia, including England, as well as Poland, the Czech Republic and Sweden. World Cup 2022…
GUYANA has joined with numerous other partners in condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The country is also exploring how that crisis may impact the stability of the Latin America and Caribbean and global peace, generally. On Friday night, the local Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that subject Minister Hugh Todd spoke with…
Guyana recorded 12 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, taking the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 62, 903. Although four deaths were recorded on Saturday, no deaths were recorded on Sunday. The new cases were recorded in the following regions; Region One (one case), Region Two (one case), Region three (one case), Region four…
GUYANA had been able to earn about US $212 million by saving its forests through a 2010 landmark partnership with Norway and within another few months, the country could begin earning millions again. This is according to Pradeepa Bholanauth, the Senior Director for Climate and REDD+ at the Ministry of Natural Resources who highlighted the…
The government is closely monitoring the welfare of Guyanese scholarship students in Moscow, Russia, following that country’s invasion of Ukraine. Guyana’s Foreign Secretary, Robert Persaud told reporters Sunday, that the 11 students remain unscathed in the country’s capital. Persaud was at the time speaking at the side lines of the unveiling ceremony for the 50th…
THE foundation has already been laid for the new $614 million Guyana Fire Service headquarters which is to be relocated to Homestretch Avenue, Georgetown, and is expected to be completed within a 14-month period. Speaking at the Fire Advisory Board’s outreach on Friday last, Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn said that the current fire…
President Dr Irfaan Ali departed Guyana on Sunday to attend the Thirty-Third Inter-Sessional Meeting of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize. Under the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister of Belize, John Antonio Briceño, the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting is scheduled to take place from March 1-2.…
–as Environmental Impact Assessment gets greenlight –company in talks with GPL to provide power THE massive Hope wind farm project, which could become Guyana’s first large-scale wind- energy facility, is closer to reality after the independent Environmental Assessment Board (EAB) approved the project’s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). An updated EIA for the construction and operation…
CURRENTLY, cement-manufacturing is one of the important areas that has been significantly stymied due to high electricity costs, but this could soon change with the establishment of Guyana’s landmark US$900-million gas-to-energy project which is earmarked for a 2024 start-up at the Wales Development Zone in Region Three (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara). This is according to a…
