– Govt will work to ensure mothers receive grant within a week of birth Georgetown, Guyana—(March 8, 2025) His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said that his Government’s new initiative to give Guyanese mothers a $100,000 cash grant for every child born in 2025 is an investment in their future to realise their full potential. The Head of State spoke at the launch of the newborn …
Read DetailsCelebrating Women’s Resilience and Advancing Gender EqualityI join the international community and, more importantly, the women of Guyana in heralding International Women’s Day 2025. This year, we also observe the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.This ‘Declaration’ adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women was a landmark policy framework that …
Read DetailsA Season of Drawing Closer to God Fellow Guyanese, especially our brothers and sisters here at home, in the diaspora, and our Christian brothers and sisters in the family of humanity. For those Christians that observe the season of Lent, this is a period of reflection, repentance, and renewal. Lent is a time of spiritual discipline, marked by …
Read DetailsA time for reflection, unity and compassion As the crescent moon heralds the arrival of Ramadan, I extend warm greetings to the nation but especially to our local Islamic community. This sacred month is a time of reflection, renewal, and deep spiritual devotion. It is a period that calls upon us to fast, pray, and engage in acts …
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