The Ministry of Finance has reported that Guyana recorded an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 percent in the first half of this year, with the non-oil economy growing by 8.3 percent. According to the Ministry, the growth reflects the Government’s supportive policy stance. With the growth rate expected to continue to…

ARTICLE 15: “The goal of economic development includes the objective of laying the material for the greatest possible satisfaction of the people’s growing material, cultural and intellectual requirements, as well as the dynamically stable development of their personality, creativity, entrepreneurial skills, and co-operative relations in a plural society. The State shall intervene to mitigate any…

CLEAR Vision Guyana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday launched the ‘Give the gift of sight to a child’ initiative which will see 300 students from underprivileged areas benefitting from free eye testing and treatments, along with prescription spectacles. The NGO, established about two or three years ago, was formed to help persons who are…

SEVERAL agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture on Thursday signed contracts valued at $161,722,032 to further their development works. A contract valued $25,508,582 was signed between the ministry and Supreme Contracting and Supplies for the construction of a processing facility at White Water Creek, Region One, for the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC). Details of the…

FOR the world to achieve better countries and communities there must first be an ultimate determination in the hearts of people to block out all evil behaviour. This was the message shared by President, Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali Friday evening, as he addressed the Century 21 Guyana finals of the Quran Recitation Competition, at the…

PROLIFIC writer, Vishnu Bisram, known for his activism in Guyana and the diaspora related to Guyanese and Caribbean affairs, continues to perform free public service, being one of the few persons to piece together Guyanese history in the United States of America. Knowledgeable on diaspora and contemporary matters, he has written on various topics including…

IN 1994 when Wilderness Explorers opened its doors, tourism was an unknown word as there were only a handful of tour operators in all of Guyana. The company’s founder, Tony Thorne, was also the first President of the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana. Now 28 years later, Wilderness Explorers remains a leader in the…

PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali said that the government, through the Ministry of Agriculture, will work with the farming community of Laluni on the Soesdyke-Linden Highway to develop a resilient and sustainable food production system. This, he said, is aimed at making the small community a major food production hub for the country. President Ali made…

— VICE-PRESIDENT encourages citizens VICE-President, Dr Bharrat Jagdeo is calling on citizens to be watchful and to continue to expose and report badly-done roads and other infrastructural projects being implemented in their communities as it assists the government in the monitoring of contractors and works being done. Dr Jagdeo made these remarks on Friday during…

–non-oil economy experienced 8.3 per cent growth in first half of the year GUYANA recorded an overall real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth of 36.4 per cent in the first half of the year, with the non-oil economy growing by 8.3 per cent, reflecting the government’s supportive policy stance. This is according to the Ministry…