Guterres: Old global order must change as power shifts to emerging economies
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told leaders of a bloc of major emerging economies in New Delhi on Sunday that a more balanced global order requires an overhaul of the institutions built after the Second World War, including the UN Security Council. The group – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and several other nations […]
Existing staff being upskilled for new National Control Centre
THE Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) has invested more than $50 million in specialised training as it prepares its workforce to operate the new Guyana National Control Centre, which will provide real-time monitoring and control of the national electricity grid. This was disclosed by head of the power company’s Engineering and Projects Department, […]
‘Be mindful of those seeking to divide Guyana’
–Minister McCoy urges citizens; cautions them not to be distracted by Mohamed’s diversionary tactics MINISTER within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information Kwame McCoy has accused Opposition Leader Azruddin Mohamed of attempting to sow division among Guyanese communities. McCoy, speaking during an Amerindian Heritage Month event, took aim at […]
McCoy hails Amerindian Heritage Month as symbol of inclusion, development
— warns against political posturing, points to PPP/C’s impressive record of investment MINISTER within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Kwame McCoy, has hailed Amerindian Heritage Month as a powerful symbol of Guyana’s commitment to inclusion, development, and respect for its first peoples. He made this known while addressing […]
Skeldon Line Path Secondary welcomes FLOW initiative
SKELDON Line Path Secondary School is pleased to welcome FLOW, a Recover Guyana project being implemented in collaboration with the Greater Guyana Initiative and the Ministry of Education. Recently, a training session and handing-over ceremony was held at the school. The session was informative, engaging and greatly beneficial to our school community, […]
Labour Ministry intensifies workplace safety drive with over 6,000 inspections in five years
THE Ministry of Labour and Manpower Planning has significantly intensified workplace safety inspections, conducting more than 6,000 Occupational Safety and Health inspections between 2020 and 2025, with the pace accelerating sharply in 2026. Minister of Labour and Manpower Planning Keoma Griffith said the ministry has already surpassed its 2026 inspection target of 2,000, recording […]
World records hottest August ever
EARTH just had the hottest August on record, according to newly released weather data. Key points: Global sea surface temperature reached an all-time observed high Global tropical cyclone activity was above average, producing 19 tropical storms El Niño conditions fuelled record temperatures across vast areas of the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean […]
Buzz Bee Dam to Land of Canaan highway takes shape
Did the MCC undermine Nagamootoo and Ramjattan?
IN my Wednesday, September 9 column, I mentioned that I was asked by someone whose views I respect if I haven’t been too harsh on Moses Nagamootoo and Khemraj Ramjattan, in that their five years of power was hamstrung by the snub the Mulatto/ Creole class (MCC) leadership in the Alliance For Change (AFC) showed […]
Eye surgeries to be offered in hinterland regions
THE National Ophthalmology Hospital at Port Mourant has come a long way in recent years, clearing all surgical backlogs and is now looking to take eye surgeries to the Hinterland regions. Ophthalmologist and Doctor-in-Charge of the hospital Dr. Saif Alli recently spoke with the Department of Public Information (DPI). He highlighted all of the positive […]
