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List of persons receiving public assistance up for review
The newly installed Poor Law Commission, which oversees public assistance for the vulnerable, has said it intends to review the existing list to ensure the “most in need” individuals benefit from the relief programme.
This review was…
Manganese company to start operations in 2021
The Guyana Manganese Incorporated (GMI), a Bosai Mineral Group company, has told Minister of Labour, Joseph Hamilton that it is on track to begin extracting the mineral by April/May 2021.
Hamilton, along with a team from the Ministry of…
CXC reduces SBAs for 2021 CSEC exams
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has turned down requests to reduce the number of subjects to be written at the 2021 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations and has instead, decided to reduce the number of…
Manufacturers from China to repair GPL’s submarine cable
Manufacturers from China are scheduled to arrive in Guyana later this week to repair the Guyana Power and Light (GPL’s) submarine cable, which links the Kingston and Vreed-en-Hoop substations.
Minister within the Ministry of Public Works…
Minibus union against carrying passengers at full capacity
The United Minibus Union continues to disagree with the government’s decisions as it relates to public transportation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The latest COVID-19 gazetted order green lights public transportation providers whether…
Crabwood Creek residents protest for removal of NDC Chairman
Residents of Crabwood Creek, East Berbice Corentyne on Monday protested the office of the Neighborhood Democratic Council (NDC) calling for the removal of the NDC Chairman and the overseer.
The protest, which started at around 8:00h…
FAO improving Value Chain for Guyana – World’s Largest Seabob Producer
Guyana is the world’s largest producer of Atlantic seabob, a commercially important shrimp that is caught from the Atlantic coast of the US all the way down to Brazil. In Guyana, seabob is fished by both industrial trawlers and by artisanal…
42 companies submit bids to construct new Demerara River bridge
A whopping 42 companies have submitted bids to construct the new bridge across the Demerara River. The bids were opened today at the Ministry of Public Works, Wights Lane, Kingston.
At the official ceremony, Minister of Public Works,…
COVID-19 grant distribution starts next week in Region Four
Region Four residents will start receiving the Government’s $25,000 per household COVID-19 relief cash grant in the new week, according to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development, Nigel Dharamlall.
“We will begin…
Schools will not reopen fully in January, says Education Minister
By Bibi Khatoon
Schools will be closed for both virtual and face-to-face learning from December 18, 2020, to January 4, 2021, for the Christmas holidays but when the new term begins, only the current Grades 10, 11 and 12 students, who…