THE Farmers’ Organisations for Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific Programme (FO4ACP) has brought together representatives from farmers’ groups, Government institutions and other stakeholders at a National Stakeholder Workshop aimed at “strengthening the capacity of farmers’ organisations to promote sustainable family farming”. According to a release, the workshop was organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of…
The 2022 West Indies Rising Stars U19 Championship represents the first time young Caribbean cricketers are playing long-format cricket at any level since 2018. This follows the Caribbean hosting of the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup which was successfully hosted by Cricket West Indies in January and February several other participants in the tournament players…
THE Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) on Tuesday received a number of items as gifts from the Volunteer Youth Corp and BPI Guyana Inc. According to a release, the Volunteer Youth Corp Inc from Georgetown donated a quantity of women’s sanitary items, pampers, hand sanitisers, hair shampoo and conditioner, dish-washing liquid and canned food to…
Two young boxers will represent St Lucia at the fifth Winfield Braithwaite Caribbean Schoolboys & Junior Boxing Tournament, which will be held in Guyana from August 26-28. Lightweight boxer Herve Charlemagne, 14, and middleweight boxer Kevert Similien, 17 are two who departed the island on Wednesday to join National Boxing Coach, Conrad Fredericks, in Guyana.…
OVER 100 participants are engaged in the Office of the Prime Minister – Industry and Innovation Unit’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) summer camp. The five-day programme, which began on Monday, is being held at the Dolphin Secondary School. The youths are receiving instructions in the areas of Innovation and Communication Technology, the fundamentals of…
GAME 1: Barbados Royals Women beat Trinbago Knight Riders Women by 28 runs The opening game saw Chloe Tryon put on a big-hitting masterclass as she shone with the bat for the Barbados Royals in the first ever game of the 6IXTY. In an innings that saw four sixes and five fours, the South African…
THE second phase of distribution of the $30,000 ‘Because We Care’ cash grant has completed and Education Minister, Priya Manickchand, on Wednesday, disclosed that close to some 9,000 beneficiaries have not uplifted their grants. “We had just under, 11,000 parents who our records said would have been entitled that we wanted to serve on the…
See the full statement from the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce below: The Government of Guyana (GoG) through the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, today, signed a GYD $2.5B contract with NABI Construction Inc., for the “Construction of the New Laboratory Facility for the Guyana National Bureau of Standards”. The new lab…
The Alliance For Change announced today that its former Chairman, Attorney Raphael Trotman has resigned as a Member of the National Assembly. His resignation takes effect from next week. The AFC explained today that Mr. Trotman had indicated before the staging of the party’s National Conference that he would not be available for nomination as…
A NEW laboratory facility will be built for the Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) to the tune of $2.5 billion, according to a statement from the parent agency, Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce on Wednesday. The contract was awarded to NABI Construction Inc. The new facility will be located in the Sophia Exhibition…
