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Qatar to establish embassy in Guyana as bilateral ties deepen
See below the joint communique issued after the visit of the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani:
1. At the invitation of His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, His…
Guyana/Qatar sign three cooperation agreements as Amir visits
Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited Guyana for the first time on Tuesday and after talks with President Dr. Irfaan Ali and other meetings, three new cooperation agreements were signed.
According to a Facebook post on…
Labour Ministry halts mining operations near Puruni River after Parika teen’s death
Anthony Richard, a 17-year-old miner of Parika, East Bank Essequibo, died after a mining pit he was working in caved in on him in August and the Ministry of Labour has halted operations at the site near the Puruni River, Region Seven,…
IMF projects ‘extremely fast’ expansion in Guyana this year
Guyana recorded the highest growth rate in the world last year and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) now projects that the economy will continue expanding “extremely fast” this year.
This was highlighted in a concluding statement…
Guyana tasked with leading new forest protection plans in Commonwealth
Guyana is playing a leading role in the development of a new blueprint for forest protection and natural resource use, President Dr. Irfaan Ali said on Saturday.
Dr. Ali, during a press conference, highlighted that Guyana was appointed…
Though improvements seen now, gov’t probing ‘slothful’ gold declaration
Guyana’s gold mining sector, a major income earner, suffered a decline in the first half of the year and even though the sector is showing signs of improving performance, the government will engage miners and probe any issues raised.…
Teachers’ salary adjustments, other benefits to be discussed by month-end
A rapidly transforming economy is driving the demand for more skilled and semi-skilled workers and in turn, salary increases.
And as he spoke about changes in the labour market, President Dr. Irfaan Ali on Saturday announced that…
Finance Minister to lead stakeholders’ meeting on foreign exchange rate
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ashni Singh will lead a stakeholders’ meeting with members of the private sector, the Central Bank, commercial banks and other key stakeholders on Monday to discuss the pressing issue of the foreign exchange…
‘I formally reached out to the Opposition Leader eight times’ – President Ali
The relationship between Guyana’s President and Opposition Leader remains strained with both sides blaming each other for not wanting to meet but on Saturday, the Guyanese Head of State made it clear that he formally reached out to the APNU…
Guyana’s real GDP grew by 59.5% in first half of 2023
Guyana’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by an estimated 59.5 per cent for the first half of 2023 while the non-oil economy grew by 12.3 per cent.
“This is a direct result of the policy matrix of the government…reigniting the…