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The Ministry of Labour has launched an online “Life Skills” training programme to further boost the country’s human resources and advance accessibility countrywide, especially in the hinterland. The Programme will be spearheaded by the Labour Ministry’s Board of Industrial Training (BIT) and Coursera, which is a global online course provider. During brief remarks at the […]
With new projects to come on stream soon, Guyana will continue to see greater earnings from the oil and gas sector. At the current production level, over US$1.5 Billion is being generated every month. During an appearance on the Energy Perspectives podcast, the Vice President and Business Service Manager of ExxonMobil Guyana, Phillip Rietema, noted […]
Three months after the Constitutional Reform Commission was constituted by President Irfaan Ali, the Commission is still to meet. However, Attorney General, Anil Nandlall, who is a member of the Commisson has explained that now that the “seat of the commission” is in place, a meeting will likely be convened soon. “I was a delegate […]
Re-elected Leader of the People’s National Congress Reform, Aubrey Norton, while not being opposed to a consensus candidate to lead an opposition coalition into the next general elections, has made it clear any consensus candidate will have to likely come from his party, the PNC Reform. “Well, the consensus candidate is a loose concept. But […]
Grenada has received the first shipment of relief aid from Guyana as the sister CARICOM state recovers from the ravages of Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in the Grenadian island of Caricou on Sunday. In a statement, the Civil Defence Commission stated that the relief items included generators, water purification tablets, chainsaws, batteries, hygiene items […]
The Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) has welcomed the intention by the Guyana Government to clamp down on gold smuggling and address illegal practices that have been plaguing the mining sector. In its latest statement, the GGDMA said it is in full support of the Government’s call to ramp up efforts to deal […]
The World Bank Group has announced the appointment of its first Resident Representative in Guyana. The appointment of senior World Bank Official, Diletta Doretti to the position took effect on the 1st July. In a statement, the bank said the appointment of a Resident Representative seeks to unify country-level leadership across the institution to better […]
A massive fire which completely gutted three buildings and damaged two others in Bushlot, Berbice on Monday evening, claimed the life of man who lived in one of the buildings. The dead man has been identified as Carl Persaud. It is suspected that he became trapped at the top of the two-story building where the […]
As Hurricane Beryl builds strength and moves through the Caribbean, CARICOM leaders were forced to postpone their 47th Regular Heads of Government Meeting, which was schduled to take place in Grenada from the 3rd to the 5th July. Grenada is one of the CARICOM states in the direct path of the hurricane, and the island […]
The People’s National Congress Reform released results from its internal elections early this morning at Congress Place. Opposition Leader, Aubrey Norton, has been returned to the position of party leader. He was unopposed for the position as the other nominees for the position all announced their wirhdrawal from the race. Returning Officer for the party’s […]
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