–as $30M road works commence in Reg. 6  TRUE to President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s promise to residents just over a week ago, rehabilitation works have commenced on the badly deteriorated roads in the Kilcoy/Chesney New Housing Scheme on the Corentyne. It was while he was in Region Six (East Berbice-Corentyne) to attend a function that…

Proposed amendments to the Natural Resources Fund (NRF) Act outline a new model of how the government can withdraw oil revenues but Vice President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo emphasises that the money will only be spent with parliamentary approval. According to the First Schedule of the proposed amendments, the government can, in the first instance, withdraw…

There is a call by a number of civil society organisations for the government to pull the brakes on the parliamentary vote on the Natural Resources Fund Bill. In a joint statement, the Guyana Trades Union Congress, the Article 13 Group, and Transparency Institute Guyana are all calling on the Government to delay tomorrow’s 2nd…

–in bid to nip ‘garbage dumping’ in the bud THE care and protection of the environment is scheduled to be incorporated into the curriculum at the primary school level by the Ministry of Education (MoE). The decision is in keeping with a new strategy being adopted by the ministry to create a culture that helps…

–as MoE takes learning to the next level THE Ministry of Education (MoE) is expected to launch its education radio station, 99.9FM, early next year, as another avenue of getting learning content out to learners in varying parts of the country. The channel will be entirely dedicated to providing educational and teaching material, and, like…

–over 100 of the 559 located to date OVER 100 of the more than 559 Grade Six pupils who did not write the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) have already been located by the Ministry of Education (MoE), while efforts are still ongoing to find the others, and have them properly educated. Speaking on the…

THE Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has welcomed a $10 million contribution from the United States of America to its COVID-19 response efforts and to help counter other challenges that threaten human, animal and environmental health, including future pandemics. In a letter to the FAO, the U.S. State Department said the…

By Elvin Carl Croker PS Shipping and Customs Brokerage (PSSCB) Inc has become the first local company to acquire the ISO 45001:2018 Health and Safety Certification in Logistics, Customs Brokerage and Transportation Services in Guyana. The company has also simultaneously acquired ISO 9001:2015 for quality in those services. At a simple ceremony and cocktail event…

Left-arm spinner Anderson Mahase took four wickets to put West Indies Rising Stars Under19s in a winning position, but they had a batting collapse and lost the opening Youth One-Day International on Sunday. Mahase took 4-33 to be named Player-of-the-Match as West Indies bowled out the visitors for 146 at the picturesque Cumberland Playing Field…

–Surinamese expert predicts THE oil-and-gas industries of Guyana and Suriname could last for at least the next 100 years, according to Rudolf Elias, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Staatsolie, Suriname’s State-owned oil company. Elias, in a recent radio interview on Guyana’s Oil and You, attributed the likely lifespan of the oil industry to the…