CDC engages Local Govt Authorities on emergency flood preparedness
The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) yesterday hosted an Emergency Flood Preparedness Meeting with Regional Chairpersons, Regional Executive Officers and Town Councils from most of...
Guyana assures of progress as World Bank advises urgency in moving vulnerable communities inland
The Guyana Government has assured that works are in progress to move vulnerable communities inland even as the World Bank is advising that the...
ECD to benefit from $68M mangrove restoration project
SBM Offshore on October 26, 2021, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Agricultural Research and Extension Institute (NAREI), which will see the company...
Achievement of CVF will create investment opportunities for climate-prosperous economies – Pres. Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali said that the achievement of a Climate Vulnerable Fund (CVF) would not only be beneficial to vulnerable countries but will...
Guyana must be paid for maintaining standing forest — Ali to int’l community
On the sidelines of the COP26 climate summit in Scotland, President Dr Irfaan Ali continued his bilateral engagements by discussing Guyana’s efforts to preserve...
Several animals threatened with extinction found in Region 1
By: Amar Persaud
Several animals which are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List were earlier this year found along the...
President Ali arrives in Scotland for COP26
President Dr Irfaan Ali, after departing Guyana on Saturday, arrived in Glasgow, Scotland this morning for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change...
COP26: Guyana will set “realistic and achievable” targets – President Ali
President Dr Irfaan Ali on Friday said that Guyana will be presenting “realistic and achievable” targets in keeping with the country’s energy strategy and...
Bartica, Lethem, Mahdia among communities to be powered mainly by renewable energy in 5...
Within five years, the Guyana Government intends to have some major hinterland communities powered mainly by renewable energy.
This was revealed by President Dr Irfaan...
Environmentalist calls for stiffer penalties against “filthy Guyanese” caught littering
By: Amar Persaud
Detailing the harrowing impacts littering has on the ecosystem, environmentalist Annette Arjoon-Martins has issued a call for authorities to implement stiffer penalties...