–following timely intervention by the Agriculture Ministry FLOODWATERS have started to recede in areas across Region Five as a result of swift action by the Ministry of Agriculture. In providing an update on the situation in the region, Chairman of the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) of Region Five, Vickchand Ramphal, said that floodwaters have started…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
IN just under two years, the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) government has already expended close to $10 billion on developmental projects targeting various Amerindian communities. Speaking at the 56th Independence Flag-Raising ceremony on Wednesday night, President Dr. Irfaan Ali highlighted the importance of catering for the enhancement of the lives of Guyana’s First Peoples in…
The Guyana Football Federation (GFF) has partnered with oil and gas services company Tiger Rentals Guyana Inc. to create Guyana’s first national Under-13 league for boys – a crucial pillar in the Wayne Forde-led administration’s long-term strategy to establish sustainable, age-specific competitions across the youth football spectrum. The groundbreaking league – the GFF-Tiger Rentals National…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
PRESIDENT Dr. Irfaan Ali has announced that four tele-diagnostic centres will soon be established in Regions One, Four, Eight and Nine. The President, in his Independence Day address at Anna Regina, said the government, while formulating plans for the tele-diagnostic centres, is simultaneously working with an external funding agency to upgrade the protocols for the…
Report and Photography by Akeem Greene in Trinidad Led by opening pair Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Chandrapaul Hemraj, Guyana Harpy Eagles have made a solid response to Jamaica Scorpions’ 393, reaching 213-1 at stumps on day two of their Cricket West Indies Regional Four-Day match at Diego Martin Sporting Complex, Trinidad. Chanderpaul is four runs away…
Minister of Natural Resources Vickram Bharrat announced today that his Ministry is putting necessary measures in place to ensure that Guyanese benefit from the oil and gas sector with its new Local Content Legislation. During a consultation on the Local Content Policy, Minister Bharrat said a Local Content Secretariat has already been established to serve…
–President Ali says in call for nation to support grieving mother of Mocha fire victims FOLLOWING a “heart to heart” with the mother of the three children who died in the fire at their Lot 10 Field Barnwell, East Bank of Demerara (ECD) home, President Dr. Irfaan Ali has charged Guyanese to pray for and…
With the loss of three children to an early-morning fire at their Lot 10 Field Barnwell house, located aback Mocha on the East Bank of Demerara (ECD), President Dr. Irfaan Ali is pleading with Guyanese everywhere to uplift the grieving mother with prayers and positive thoughts. The Head of State met with Tracy Flur, the…
