– at opening of annual regional development caucus BUDGETARY allocations to Guyana’s administrative regions have increased by over 70 per cent since 2015, and with decentralisation and regional development

– to adequately address housing backlog THE Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) needs some 12,500 acres (or 50.59 square km) of land in the coastland and hinterland regions

– with prayer, thanksgiving service THE Embassy of Guyana in Cuba recently held a prayer and thanksgiving service to commence a programme of activities to mark the 50th anniversary

…but ignores record-breaking rice production, commissioning of $1.8B power plant THE People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) has promised to improve the rice sector in Guyana, particularly in the largest rice-growing

…Kwakwani residents praise government for major improvements in infrastructure By Vanessa Braithwaite THE morale of the residents of the Upper Berbice River community of Kwakwani is higher than before

THE Chairmanship of the Group of 77 (G77) and China rests on the shoulders of Guyana for this year, but the English-speaking nation, which sits on the edge of

PRESIDENT, David Granger has travelled to Cuba to undergo a follow-up medical evaluation by his doctors at the Centro de Investigaciones Medico Quirurgicas (Centre for Surgical Medical Research) CIMEQ.

THE People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has responded to the Ethnic Relations Commission (ERC)’s draft Code of Conduct for political parties contesting the upcoming General and Regional Elections. The PPP

SCORES of passengers, including drivers of vehicles, experienced unease on the Essequibo River after one of the ferries plying the Essequibo route developed a mechanical problem. According to information reaching