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The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation is working to reduce a backlog of patients awaiting joint replacement surgeries. Since the start of this year, the public hospital has completed a total of 136 joint replacement surgeries, which were all performed locally by Guyanese specialists. The procedures, which are being done for free at the GPHC, usually […]
The Government is constantly strengthening public institutions to combat corruption, according to Minister of Governance, Gail Teixeira. Speaking at the opening of an Anti-Corruption Roundtable event this morning, Teixeira said the fight against corruption is ongoing. “Strengthening our public institutions is an ongoing effort to also not only relook at the structures, do they work? […]
The Institute of Private Enterprise Development (IPED) has launched a year of activities to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The anniversary is being held under the theme “A legacy of Empowerment: 40 Years of Promoting Entrepreneurship, Transforming Lives, and Supporting National Development.” Founded by the late Dr Yesu Persuad in 1985, IPED emerged from his belief […]
The Guyana Council of Organisations for Persons with Disabilities (GCOPD) is urging commercial banks to eliminate discriminatory practices against persons living with disabilities in light of the recent announcement of reforms for the Banking Sector. In a statement, the Council said it fully supports the initiative to reform the banking sector as announced by the […]
Declaring that the Ministry of Local Government wants to work with vendors and ensure that they are comfortable, the Minister of Local Government, Priya Manickchand, kick-started the “Cleaner Market” initiative on Monday evening by placing garbage bins around the Stabroek Market Square. The installation of the bins stretches from Brickdam, starting at the Head of […]
By Svetlana Marshall The Government of Guyana, through the Ministry of Natural Resources, today signed off on a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for a shallow-water Block offshore Guyana with a consortium comprising TotalEnergies, QatarEnergy and PETRONAS. It is the first PSA to be inked since the signing of the Production Sharing Agreement with U.S oil […]
A Ministry of Home Affairs document released by the Mohameds on their “Team Mohamed” social media page has revealed that the Government of Guyana is covering a US$62,500 bill for the Jamaican Attorneys who are working on behalf of the US Government in the extradition case against businessmen Nazar Mohamed and Azruddin Mohamed. Attorney General […]
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) has tabled a number of Motions, Bills and Questions to the National Assembly, including amendments to the Representation of the People Act and the Natural Resource Fund Act. The APNU wants Section 69 of the Representation of the People Act to be amended to strengthen the country’s electoral process. […]
The Guyana Government has launched the Public Service Up-skill Platform with Coursera, which will provide continuous, and self-paced online learning to public servants across Guyana to modernize the public sector and enhance job performance. Speaking at the launch this morning, President Irfaan Ali said it represents an important step in the Government’s push to modernize […]
The Customs Anti Narcotics Unit has issued wanted bulletins for two Venezuelan nationals and one Colombian in connection with the investigations into the 52-pound cocaine bust last Friday in Parika, East Bank Essequibo. The three wanted men have been listed as Venezuelan nationals, Herman Dario Martinez Canon and Richard Daniel Rodriguez Criollo, while the Colombian […]
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