August 24, 2020

The Government of Guyana through President Irfaan Ali, has approved $350 Million to support the cash-strapped Guyana Forestry Commission to pay salaries to staff and utility services. The new administration is currently saddled with this…

As of August 24, 2020 Guyana recorded 1029 COVID-19 with 74 new cases. The Ministry of Health in its update revealed that 409 persons are in home isolation, 66 are in institutional isolation and 13 persons in the COVID-19 Intensive Care…

With the aim of fostering a professional and efficient public service, Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag during an online media briefing on Monday stated that all public servants will have to undergo a periodic evaluation to determine…

Minister of Public Service Sonia Parag Monday said she has discovered that for the past five years a particular demographic mostly benefited from government scholarships. Minister Parag was speaking during a virtual press conference on…

The Central Islamic Organisation of Guyana (CIOG) has donated $5M to Guyana’s fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony expressed gratitude to the Muslim organisation and noted that the money will be used to…

The Guyana Rice Development Board (GRDB) has expended the sum $2.6M to tackle the paddy bug infestation in rice cultivating regions in Guyana. “After receiving reports of paddy bug infestation in several of our rice-producing regions, I…

President Irfaan Ali Monday received the first of two newly minted commemorative coins, which were commissioned in observance of Guyana’s 50th Republic Anniversary from the Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Dr. Gobin Ganga. At a simple…

Prime Minister, Brigadier Mark Phillips, Monday morning met with the Indian High Commissioner to Guyana Dr. K. J. Srinivasa. “During the meeting, the Prime Minister and the High Commissioner discussed areas of collaboration between the…

The government intends to regularize the occupation of lands at Kingelley, West Coast Berbice “in due course.” The plots of land are being claimed by veteran trade unionist Lincoln Lewis as ancestral lands bought by his forefathers.…

As the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus, sport events are not being spared with the latest causality being the Rugby Americas North (RAN) Sevens tournament, originally slated for later this year. According to a…