… Scholarships Available The Brazilian Cultural Center in Guyana is offering a Portuguese Language Course and the opportunity to be selected for a University Scholarship in Brazil. The Embassy says this is part of Brazil’s efforts to share its culture with Guyanese. The Brazilian Cultural Center, which is now called ‘Instituto Guimarães Rosa’ (IGR), was […]
…MOH working on new Public Health Act The Medical Data Protection Bill is among several pieces of legislation that will be laid in the National Assembly soon. This is according to Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, who said that the bill forms part of the Government’s efforts to upgrade Guyana’s legal medical landscape. He explained […]
…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 […]
Vice-President Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo has dispelled reports that the government is trying to sell off ancestral and transported lands in Plaisance, East Coast Demerara. This claim was made in Plaisance, where the Vice President says there is an impending audit of the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC). He posited that this is the real cause of […]
After experiencing back-to-back losses in the group stage to Zimbabwe and Netherlands, resulting in the squad taking zero points into the Super Six Stage, the West Indies’ White Ball Captain, Shai Hope has asserted that the squad must remain focused if they are to turn things around in the upcoming tournament. This assertion was made […]
…$500K Up For Grabs After a three-year hiatus, the Stage of Champions Bodybuilding Show will be hosted at the Ramada Princess Hotel and Casino on Sunday, July 9, and a whopping half a million dollars will be up for grabs by whoever is deemed the overall Bodybuilding Winner. This third edition of the famed bodybuilding […]
200 certificates, walkers & wheelchairs given out Scores of citizens flocked to the Leonora Track and Field Facility on the second day of the Office of the President’s Outreach to Region Three. Saskia Warrick tells of the morning crowds who entered the facility.
The Cheddi Jagan Research Center last evening celebrated the legacy left by The Late Former President, Cheddi Jagan. The event marked the birth anniversary of the Former President of Guyana.
– To integrate women into the Agri sector The provision of educational programmes and technical support can play an integral role in encouraging more women to join the agriculture sector. So says Chairperson of the Women and Gender Equality Commission, Indranie Chandarpal, who notes that integrating women into the sector, will aid in Guyana achieving […]