Farmers’ Market gaining traction
-Agriculture Minister says growing support is driving plans to expand initiative nationwide WITH more shoppers continuing to show their support and more vendors seeking to be a part of the initiative, the Government’s Farmers Market is gaining momentum as the Ministry of Agriculture seeks to provide consumers with access to produce at lower prices […]
CARICOM youth survey seeks to shape regional policy
-Guyanese youth urged to participate AS the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues efforts hear the voice of the region’s youths through the CARICOM Regional Youth Survey 2026, Guyana’s Youth Ambassador to CARICOM, Shaquawn Gill, is encouraging more young people to participate in the exercise to ensure their views form part of the regional policy conversation. […]
President Ali calls for end to EU visa hurdles in Caribbean
PRESIDENT Dr Irfaan Ali has criticised European Union (EU) visa procedures in the Caribbean, saying applicants should not have to travel to other countries to provide biometric information in an era of digital technology. Addressing the opening ceremony of the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) 2026 in Guyana, President Ali […]
Over 40 allottees identify house lots at Success
MORE than 40 allottees on Thursday identified their house lots at Success AB South Phase Two, on the East Coast of Demerara, in an exercise facilitated by the Ministry of Housing. According to information from the Ministry of Housing, surveyors from the ministry assisted the allottees in locating and confirming their respective lots. During the […]
MP challenges Mohamed’s claims about school access in Foulis
PEOPLE’S Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Singh has rejected claims by Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed that young children in Foulis, East Coast Demerara, must travel long distances to attend school, pointing to a nursery school commissioned in the community more than a year ago. Singh was responding to a video posted by […]
Indigenous communities must have defining voice in tourism’s future – Min Browne-Shadeek
INDIGENOUS communities must be at the heart of decisions shaping the future of tourism, with their knowledge, culture, aspirations, and priorities as the foundation for development. This is the view of Minister of Amerindian Affairs Sarah Browne-Shadeek as she made remarks at the State of the Tourism Industry Conference (SOTIC) at the Atlantic Suites by […]
President Ali on Schengen visa backwardness
LONG ago, I wondered about the irrational policy of China and India requiring Guyanese to have a visa to visit. There are things in life that makes no sense. The official philosopher of the Holy Roman Empire, St. Aquinas, once wrote that everything in life has a meaning. I disagree. China and India requiring Guyanese […]
FISH4ACP closes with vision to make Guyana a leading seabob exporter by 2032
THE Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and other key partners, will soon complete the FISH4ACP programme in Guyana. According to a press release, the main aim for this programme was to build a stronger Atlantic Seabob shrimp value chain. At the closing legacy event […]
Caribbean ministers back IICA’s new strategy for food security, productivity
–acknowledge efforts of Director General Ibrahim CARIBBEAN ministers of agriculture and directors and representatives of international and regional organisations acknowledged the efforts of Muhammad Ibrahim, Director General of the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), to strengthen food security and improve productivity in the region. They did so during the meeting of the agriculture […]
Annandale Secondary under major infrastructural expansion
AS the government continues to advance major investments in school infrastructures, a new, modern facility is currently under construction at the Annandale Secondary School along the East Coast of Demerara. Providing an update on the project, Member of Parliament Suresh Singh said on Thursday that the facility is expected to significantly expand the school’s capacity […]
