Guyana’s most remote communities are now experiencing reliable high-speed internet for the first time, as government’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) WiFiGY programme reaches full national coverage. The initiative, led by Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips, has expanded across all 253 Indigenous villages, linking more than 135,000 hinterland, riverain and remote residents to steady, 24-hour […]
INFRASTRUCTURE
No vendors being displaced at Stabroek Market -Minister Manickchand reaffirms
Local Government and Regional Development Minister, Priya Manickchand, has once again dismissed claims that vendors are being removed from the section of Stabroek Market currently under upgrade, stressing that no displacement is taking place. The Minister explained that the area being developed contains only two vendors, a coconut vendor and a woman who sells household […]
Paruima Airstrip Upgrade Completed; Community Receives $160M in Equipment Donation from contractor
Repairs to the Paruima Airstrip in the Upper Mazaruni, in Region Seven, have been completed with International Import and Supplies to the tune of $397,000,000. The remote community, which has no road access, relies heavily on the airstrip as its primary connection to the rest of the country for critical medical, agricultural, and other supplies. […]
Infrastructure boom opens doors for small and first-time contractors
Guyana’s ongoing infrastructure push is creating space for a wave of new and small contractors, as the government moves to widen public participation in national development. On the Starting Point podcast, Public Works Minister Bishop Juan Edghill explained that the PPP/C Administration has been building a fresh pool of contractors who are now taking on […]
EBD ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT — Public Works engages stakeholders.
The Ministry of Public Works met with residents, businesses, and other stakeholders at Friendship Secondary School to discuss upcoming works on Section A of the East Bank Demerara Road Improvement Project from Supply to Good Success. The project begins in two weeks and includes utility relocation, drainage upgrades, bridge works, and shared-use footpaths. Construction will […]
Stabroek Square Upgrade Moves Forward With Council Support
At a meeting in a packed Boardroom at the Ministry of Housing, where the Mayor of Georgetown, Mr Alfred Mentore and several city councillors were present, a VIDEO presentation was made of what the Stabroek Square (that is currently being constructed) would look like and what that would entail and involve. The response from the […]
Solar Power and Better Transport Bring Real Change to Guyana’s Hinterland
Guyanese living in the hinterland are experiencing a meaningful shift in their daily lives as government investments in electricity and transportation continue to roll out. Nearly 30,000 interior households now have dependable light through the distribution of 150-watt solar photovoltaic systems, giving many remote families their first consistent source of home power. The initiative aims […]
Guyana secures six new air services agreement
The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has wrapped up a productive round of talks at the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN 2025) in Punta Cana, securing six new Air Services Agreements aimed at boosting air connectivity between Guyana, Africa and Latin America. The agreements, inked with Panama, St. Maarten, Uganda, Ecuador, Liberia, and Kenya, […]
New Bartica Airport Terminal Set to Reshape Hinterland Access and Regional Growth
The turning of the soil for the BK Group’s new airport terminal in Bartica on Sunday marked more than the start of a construction project, it signalled the town’s accelerating transition into one of Guyana’s most strategically connected regions. Government officials highlighted that the development fits squarely into the national plan to improve movement between […]
New BK terminal to transform Region Seven – President
His Excellency President Dr Irfaan Ali said the new BK Terminal in Bartica will create the enabling environment to massively transform Region Seven (Cuyuni-Mazaruni). While delivering remarks as a simple sod-turning ceremony today, the Head of State described the project as history meeting destiny. He said the project is part of Guyana’s broader national vision […]