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In wake of the many complaints in schools across the country about various public utilities issues, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Public Utilities and Aviation are joining forces to address urgent utilities issues facing schools. A rapid-response task force has been formed to tackle the issues, which include water and electricity supply […]
Load testing has been continuing on the new Demerara River bridge as it nears its opening date. Today, the load tests continue with 20 heavy duty trucks packed with sand, traversing the bridge repeatedly at the same time. Minister of Works, Bishop Juan Edghill, said the tests have been ongoing and in every instance, the […]
Auditor General Deodat Sharma today handed over his Report on the Public Accounts of Guyana for the Year 2024 to the National Assembly. He also handed over the Report on the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority (NDIA). The submission of the reports marks the 14th consecutive time that the Auditor General has submitted his reports […]
A public row has erupted between at least two of the three parties that form the Forward Guyana Movement, with one of the partners, the Vigilant Political Action Committee, accusing Forward Guyana Leader, Amanza Walton- Desir, of breaking a pre-election accord of rotating a Parliamentary seat. The Forward Guyana Movement (FGM) obtained just one seat […]
By Svetlana Marshall Addressing the United Nations (UN) General Assembly this afternoon, President Irfaan Ali challenged world leaders to do more to address climate change. He told the UN that there is need for unified global action to limit global warming, noting that Guyana is already doing its part. “We continue to match our words […]
The United Nations General Assembly was informed by President Irfaan Ali this afternoon that despite the border controversy with Venezuela being before the International Court, Guyana continues to face aggression and threats from Venezuela. In his address to the 80th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the President said although the threats […]
Three United States Senators are concerned that American taxpayers may be subsidizing ExxonMobil’s operation in Guyana, and are now seeking information over their concerns. In a letter to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil, Darren Woods, US Senators Sheldon Whitehouse, Jeffrey Merkley and Chris Van Hollen said they have taken note of ExxonMobil’s […]
President Irfaan Ali and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio met this morning in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. During the meeting, the two sides discussed deepening relations between Guyana and the United States. The two counties already have several trade and security agreements in place and have […]
While outlining his Government’s development plan for the country, President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday evening made another pitch for Guyanese living in diaspora to return home to seek out investment opportunities, promising that the Government will create the enabling environment to protect their investments. President Ali, who is currently leading a delegation to New York […]
Minister of Health, Dr Frank Anthony, has made another appeal for parents to allow their children between the ages of 9 to 15-years-old to take the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, emphasizing that the vaccine guards against cervical cancer in women. In July, the Health Ministry introduced the HPV-9 vaccine to fight cervical cancer. Some 50,000 […]
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