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Guyana adds 22 skilled technicians to support renewable energy transition
Twenty-two individuals have joined Guyana’s pool of skilled renewable energy technicians after completing specialised training in Electric Vehicle Systems and Solar PV Charging Infrastructure. The initiative was implemented through a partnership among the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), the Guyana Energy Agency (GEA), the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), and the United Nations. Following the...
Recover Guyana and Scotiabank Guyana deepen investment in green and youth entrepreneurship
Recover Guyana, in partnership with Scotiabank Guyana, successfully hosted the ENGAGE 2.0 Green Entrepreneurship Graduation Ceremony at the Ramada Georgetown...
‘Monstrous act’ – Human Services Minister condemns gruesome Zeelugt attack, pledges unconditional support
Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr Vindhya Persaud, has pledged unconditional support to the family of seven-year-old Adriel...
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana and POWERCHINA complete major solar lighting project in Moraikobai
CNOOC Petroleum Guyana Limited (CPGL), a 25% working partner in the Stabroek block, donated a complete solar lighting community system...
CDC ready to provide aid as flooding spreads to other regions
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC), in a release issued on Monday, said that it is ready to provide aid in...
New night care centres to help low-income parents take care of children
Parents, especially low-income single parents, will soon benefit from much-needed child care support as the Ministry of Human Services and...
PM calls on citizens in low-lying areas to take necessary precautions as CDC monitors heavy rainfall
Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips is urging persons who live in low-lying and flood-prone areas to take precautions in...
100 men in uniform engaged to help counter ‘alarming escalation’ of violence against women, girls
Minister of Human Services and Social Security Dr. Vindhya Persaud says there has been an alarming escalation of violence against...
Couple killed at squatting area had land and title since 2007
As the Ministry of Housing and Water continues to tackle squatting across the country, Subject Minister Collin Croal on Wednesday...
Guyana, Frankfurt Zoo sign five-year agreement to protect Kanuku Mountains
In efforts to maintain and protect the ecosystem at Guyana’s Kunuku Mountains, an agreement between the Government through the Protected...
New lawyer has passion for criminal law
Madana Rampersaud, who is passionate about public prosecution and criminal law, was on Tuesday admitted to the local bar to...
New attorney Pranita Seeraj says she was never a ‘star’ student
Raised by a single Mom and never being a star student, East Coast girl Pranita Seeraj has a message in...
Father Malcolm Rodrigues passes on
The well-known and celebrated Jesuit priest Father Malcolm Rodrigues, whose work, apart from notable stints at the University of Guyana,...
Women trained to defend themselves against attackers
Dozens of women gathered at the Police Officers’ mess at Eve Leary, Georgetown, on Sunday and received specialised training to...
Women to get self-defence training from Human Services Ministry on Sunday
As the Ministry of Human Services and Social Security continues its calendar of activities for 16 days of activism, this...
China plugs $4M into Guyana’s relief efforts
The People’s Republic of China recently donated G$4 million to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to aid in the National...
Youths with disabilities meet to find solutions to challenges they face
Youths in Guyana living with disabilities are participating in an inaugural conference to discuss the problems they face and brainstorm...
Women with disabilities learn how to recognise abuse and get help
In most cases women living with disabilities who face gender-based violence have limited access to help and reporting the abuse....
GBTI signs agreement to promote gender equality and empower women employees
The Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) has joined international efforts to empower women and promote gender equality in...
After gruesome murders, Human Services Minister calls for more community support
Two elderly women, Agatha Gamell and Sumintra Sawh, were gruesomely murdered over the past few days and Minister of Human...
‘Christmas family bonding’ at Prisons starts on December 5
The Guyana Prison Service on Tuesday announced that Christmas “family bonding visits” will begin on December 5, 2022 at all...
