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To ensure that Guyanese play a leading role in the development of the nation’s oil and gas resources, the government is intensifying its capacity-building efforts at the National Oil and Gas Training Centre, located within the Guyana Technical Training College Inc. (GTTCI) at Port Mourant, Berbice. According to GTTCI’s Director, Professor Clement Sankat, this world-class […]

During his first appearance on the Starting Point Podcast, Minister of Housing Collin Croal outlines key details on the government’s ambitious plan for building 40,000 houses in five years. He also provided a progress report on the Silica City project and on tackling squatting countrywide.

As the government accelerates its digital transformation agenda, Home Affairs Minister Oneidge Walrond has announced that passport services are expected to become fully accessible online by the end of the year. Speaking on the Starting Point Podcast with host Fareeza Haniff, Minister Walrond said the ongoing rollout of online immigration services has already proven successful,

While Guyana’s seven sanctioned projects have produced “black crude”, the eighth project under consideration is expected to produce condensate. According to Alistair Routledge, President of ExxonMobil Guyana, condensate falls on the lighter end of the petroleum spectrum and is, therefore, higher in value. Once it receives the government’s blessings, it will produce the country’s most

Across Guyana, many patients unfortunately delay cancer treatment after being told by friends or relatives to try “bush” remedies. Dr Syed Ghazi, Director of Outreach at the Cancer Institute of Guyana, cautions that such distractions do more harm than good. He urges everyone to trust medical professionals for advice and get screened early.

Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, is of the firm conviction that Guyana has leveraged its natural resource wealth so responsibly that it has recorded an indisputable record of achievements. As the country continues on this pathway of transformation, Nandlall said, “We are now the most blessed generation of Guyanese to

While the Gas-to-Energy project is seen as the key to unlocking Guyana’s era of industrialisation, the government’s plan for a deepwater port is equally important to that vision. This is according to the Managing Director of Bounty Farm Ltd., David Fernandes, who noted that together, these two projects will significantly enhance the nation’s ability to

Even as the government continues to channel the nation’s wealth towards diversified growth, equal emphasis is being placed on safeguarding the well-being and dignity of every citizen. On this premise, Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, says a strategy is underway to build out Guyana’s emerging “Care Economy.

With Guyana set to sign four new agreements with oil companies this month, Director of the Local Content Secretariat, Michael Munroe, says there will be “bountiful opportunities” for locals to tap into procurement and employment.

The Ministry of Amerindian Affairs will be taking its work beyond the corridors of Georgetown and into the heart of indigenous communities. This was noted by the ministry’s Director General, Sonia Latchman. She told Starting Point that this approach is intended to ensure the voices of indigenous people are not only heard but fully reflected