6 months maternity leave policy for 2017
Georgetown: Social Protection Minister Volda Lawrence announced that her Ministry is in support of a social policy for six months maternity leave to be granted to mothers, and so it…
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“Green Engineering” CAPE syllabus to be announced
Georgetown: The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will Thursday launch its latest new generation Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) subject, Green Engineering. According to the Ministry of Education the Green Engineering…
Importers, local manufacturers must be registered before selling certain commodities – GNBS
Georgetown: The Guyana National Bureau of Standards (GNBS) wants importers and local manufacturers to conform to its registration requirement for the selling of commodity items monitored by the agency. Importers…
Guyana, Brazil strengthen tourism ties
Georgetown: Ties between Guyanese and Brazilian tourism operators have been strengthened following a networking conference in Boa Vista, Brazil, last week which sought to promote enhanced awareness of the Rupununi…
Manager found dead in Herstelling home
Georgetown: The police are investigating the suspected murder of a 55-year-old Herstelling, East Bank Demerara (EBD) man whose lifeless body was discovered by a neighbour on Thursday night shortly after…
Inter-Guiana Games scheduled for October
Georgetown: Official discussions regarding the 2016 Inter-Guiana Games (IGG) began yesterday at the National Sports Commission on Homestretch Avenue. Delegations from both Guyana and Suriname were present with Guyana’s delegation…
Kwakwani child rapist sentenced to 17 years jail
Georgetown: A mixed jury found a Kwakwani resident guilty of raping a 14– year-old girl. Troy Anderson was sentenced by Justice Jo Ann Barlow to 17 years’ imprisonment. The jury…
Strategy touted for empowering contractors – first procurement symposium held
Georgetown: New and existing contractors today, benefitted from the knowledge needed for entering the contracting field, at the first procurement symposium for new entrant contractors. The Ministry of Public Infrastructure…
UN Human Rights Representative welcomes President’s stance on death penalty -President calls for national consensus
Georgetown : The leader of a delegation from the United Nations, which met with President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency today, Mr. Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General of the…
Guyana to take part in regional dialogue on environmental licencing
Georgetown : A forum on ‘Environmental Licencing and Enforcement’ to be held in Montego Bay, Jamaica from July 26 to 29, 2016 will see Guyana participating. Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman explained…
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