– US to provide support for Guyana’s banking, finance and tourism sectors PRESIDENT, Dr Irfaan Ali and US Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves on Monday held fruitful discussions in Washington DC. Deputy Secretary Greaves committed support to the Government of Guyana in banking, finance, and tourism, as well as US private- sector investment into…
Queensway Group of Companies has donated G$500,000 to the local chess team set to compete in this year’s FIDE Chess Olympiad hosted in Chennai, India. Nearly 200 countries are set to compete in the 44th edition of this biennial event, which takes place this year between July 28th and August 10th .The ten-member team that…
President Irfaan Ali has pledged to further deepen relations with the United States, in areas where both nations can equally benefit. On Monday, the President met a number of high-ranking US government officials including U.S Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken. During that meeting, the issue of food and energy security, climate change, and debt, among…
PRESIDENT, Dr. Irfaan Ali defined this week’s engagements in the US as “extraordinary” and noted that the aim is to discuss areas of mutual interest, areas of strength and to expand the bilateral relationship between the two countries. The Head of State said that meetings on the opening day of the visit were very fruitful…
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday said a free Hepatitis C treatment programme will be launched this week. The Minister was giving his daily COVID-19 update when he made the announcement of the collaborative effort with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Hepatitis C, according to the United States (US) Mayo Clinic’s website, is…
Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand has announced that the results of the National Grade Six Assessment Examination will be ready on the 15th September. Ms. Manickchand said the exam papers have been marked but there are the other processes that have to be completed, including placements, before the final results are made known to the…
Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony says the public health emergency declaration for monkeypox was necessary for an international, coordinated response to the global outbreak. During his daily COVID-19 update on Monday, the Minister said at the time of the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO), some 16,000 cases were detected in 75 countries. Guyana does…
A United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) study on the local fishing industry is reporting an increase in catches in certain areas. This is according to Minister of Agriculture Zulfikar Mustapha who addressed the official launch of the National Fisher Folk Day and Month 2022 at the Albion Sports Complex in Region Six on…
Over the next two days, students of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) will be participating in a training session under the recently launched Football For Schools Programme. The Football For Schools initiative is a programme developed by FIFA and UNICEF that targets children from ages four to 14 to develop an interest in…
The Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) announced on Monday, that they have postponed their Under-19 Inter-County Two-Day tournament due to “unusual heavy and persistent rainfall for the past few days.” The tournament, which got underway on July 20, was expected to be completed on August 2, however, both of the matches contested thus far have been…
