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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...
First Lady delivers new home to orphaned siblings
Six siblings who became orphans after their parents died a few years ago on Thursday moved into their new, semi-furnished...
Diwali celebrations start with colourful ‘Deep Jale’ show
In Guyana, Diwali is a grand celebration. The much-anticipated motorcade in several parts of the country are perhaps the most...
Iconic Diwali motorcade and in-person festivities return
Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, is usually a grand celebration in Guyana with an iconic motorcade being among the...
First Lady’s beautification projects: $200M to be spent on parks in Berbice
The Office of the First Lady has been working to develop recreational parks all across Guyana under the National Beautification...
GDF Corporal gets opportunity to pursue military course in India
Corporal Trevon Jeffers of the Guyana Defence Force is the latest of the GDF officers to travel to India for...
President Ali extends Youman Nabi greetings
Youman Nabi 2022 Message by President Dr Irfaan Ali: I extend joyous and heartfelt Youman Nabi greetings to all Guyanese,...
PNC wishes ‘peace and blessings’ in Youman Nabi message
See below full statement issued by the People National Congress: Today, we witnessed another Youman Nabi in our beautiful country...
Youman Nabi is significant to ‘love, respect, contentment’ – PPP
See below full a message from the People’s Progressive Party on the occasion of Youman Nabi: On the occasion of...
Gov’t considers training in underground mining for locals
The Ministry of Labour, through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT), is considering providing training in underground mining for locals,...
11 orphanages ‘adopted’ through First Lady’s initiative
Eleven orphanages will begin receiving significant financial and other support from corporate sponsors through the ‘Adopt-an-Orphanage’ Initiative, which was introduced...
Labour Ministry working to get Venezuelan migrants properly integrated into workforce
With an influx of Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton has said his ministry will work with...
Tourism Guyana unveils second magazine; GTA director lauds patriotic team
The second edition of the Tourism Guyana Magazine filled with wonderful stories from local and international travellers was unveiled this...
Extra relief promised for Guyana’s centenarians
In commemoration of Month of the Elderly, celebrated in October each year, the Ministry of Human Services & Social Security...
SASOD to use findings of LGBTQ tolerant survey to fight workplace discrimination
An overwhelming 72 per cent of the participations in a new study agree that legal protection for the Lesbian, Gay,...
Guyana welcomes first tourists from Qatar
Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Oneidge Walrond on Monday received a courtesy visit from Guyana’s first tourists from Qatar....
Improved justice for 12,000 women, girls is goal of new Canadian funded project
Improved justice for about 10,000 to 12,000 women and girls in Guyana, and other indirect beneficiaries, is the goal of...
Miss Cricket Carnival Pageant set for Sept 26
The inaugural Miss Cricket Carnival pageant is set to welcome six CPL nations including St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia,...
Childcare Officers, Police in revitalised effort to keep children off the streets
Children wandering on the streets are vulnerable to several dangers and cognisant of this, childcare officers and members of the...
