All secondary school students in Guyana could have job-ready, technical and vocational skills and certification by the time they complete their studies as the Ministry of Education is pushing both academic and economic ‘viability’. This is according to Chief Education Officer Dr. Marcel Hutson, who said that the infusion of more technical and vocational training…

OP-ED: “Rallying Indigenous peoples’ knowledge systems towards sustainable development pathways” By Jean-Paul NGOME ABIAGA, Ph.D Programme Coordinator, UNESCO Office in Kingston, Jamaica MORE than two decades ago, in 1999, the Indigenous communities of Guyana held their first National Toshaos Conference to discuss contemporary challenges and formulate a common position on critical issues that have devastating…

Public Works Minister Juan Edghill on Monday committed to ensuring that the $99 million contract to re-build the main access road at Pakuri (St Cuthbert’s) Village, Region Four, will be awarded this year. The minister was addressing the construction of roads in the National Assembly when he made the pronouncement. This was after Deputy Speaker,…

MINERS are expected to experience tax relief with the National Assembly’s approval last evening of the Fiscal Enactment Amendment Bill No. 2 of 2022, which was successfully piloted and debated by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh. Absent from the National Assembly were the members of…

See the full statement from the Ministry of Finance below:  Miners are expected to experience tax relief with the National Assembly’s approval this evening of the Fiscal Enactment Amendment Bill No. 2 of 2022 which was successfully piloted by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and…

STUDENTS will soon be exposed to job-ready, technical and vocational skills and certification as the Ministry of Education is forging ahead with plans to advance the delivery of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) countrywide. This is according to Chief Education Officer, Dr. Marcel Hutson, who was at the time speaking at a Caribbean…

Rudi Koertzen, the former South African umpire who was part of the ICC’s elite panel, has died aged 73. He died in a car accident while driving from Cape Town to Despatch in Eastern Cape in South Africa, where he lived with his family. Koertzen’s son, Rudi Koertzen jr, confirmed the news. “He went on…

DISTRIBUTION of the $100,000 cash grant for children living with disabilities is expected to begin next week, said Human Services and Social Security Minister, Dr. Vindhya Persaud. Minister Persaud made the declaration while speaking in the National Assembly. The Human Services and Social Security Ministry had requested $700 million, a request that was part of…

See the full Joint Statement from the ABCEU diplomats below:   Today, Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Sarah-Ann Lynch; Ambassador of the European Union, H.E. Fernando Ponz Canto; Canadian High Commissioner, H.E. Mark Berman; and British High Commissioner, H.E. Jane Miller, join indigenous Peoples and organizations as we commemorate International Day of…

–paves way for investment of revenue from forest carbon markets –lauded for wide public consultation, including in Amerindian communities THE National Assembly, on Monday, officially welcomed the tabling of the Low Carbon Development Strategy 2030, paving the way for Guyana to advance with investing its revenue from forest carbon markets. Senior Minister in the Office…