Contracts totalling eighty million dollars were signed on Monday for the construction of two training facilities in Region Six. The selected locations for these facilities are New Amsterdam and Corriverton. NK Enterprise Inc. has been awarded the contract for the construction of the training facility in New Amsterdam, with an estimated cost of 44 million […]
Former national player turned coach, Vurlon Mills, launched the August camp of his Vurlon Mills Football Academy on Saturday, with support from fast food giant KFC. The camp, which will benefit children from the communities of Sophia and Buxton, will be held at the KFC Vlissengen Road location and it is scheduled to begin on […]
The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) recently observed International Fisherfolk Day, placing a strong emphasis on the development of aquaculture. The government is actively working towards securing markets for fish and fish products in Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago, and Eastern Caribbean countries. This important announcement was made to Guyanese fisherfolk during the observance on Friday. Recognizing […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Robbie Rambarran has announced that there are massive upgrades planned for the hospital, including an increase in the number of surgical theatres. Rambarran was at the time responding to questions from the media on the institution’s solution to the number of backlog surgeries. He […]
The Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, has highlighted the need for constitutional reform to introduce biometrics and remove individuals from the voters’ list. She emphasized that these changes require amendments to Guyana’s electoral laws and the constitution itself. Addressing the calls for biometric verification at polling stations by the […]
Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha, on Friday, handed over a number of farming equipment to small and medium sized farmers aimed at expanding their operations and increasing their productivity. The equipment was procured through the US$3M Sustainable Agricultural Development Programme, which is funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Mustapha says the increased use of […]
Twelve activities are planned for a four-day period, starting from Friday, June 30, 2023, in Linden, to celebrate this year’s Riverfront Festival. The Riverfront festival celebrates riverfronts in the town highlighting their beauty, significance and potentials. Its Coordinator, Samuel Wright, conceived the idea back in 2015 to boost tourism and develop the town of Linden. […]
The contract for the Corentyne River Bridge, linking Guyana to Suriname, is expected to be signed by October. This is according to an announcement made by the Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill, during the Second High-Level Decision Makers meeting on Wednesday with Suriname’s Public Works Minister, Dr. Riad Nurmohamed. Minister Edghill said that consultancy […]
…Gov’t, Vendors Explore Alternatives Vending along the Plaisance Railway embankment will continue temporarily until an acceptable solution for an alternative location is found. This decision was arrived at during an engagement between Vice-President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo and the vendors on Monday evening. After listening to concerns raised by the vendors, Vice President Jagdeo has put […]
The Amelia’s Ward Basketball Court is presently being renovated and the rehabilitative works are slated to be completed by August, 2023. The rehabilitation of the Court comes as a result of a commitment made by President Dr. Irfaan Ali in October last year to have the facility upgraded. A sum of fifteen million dollars was […]