VERT’s disaster response capacity

Georgetown: Participants of the Volunteer Emergency Response Team (VERT) were on Thursday exposed to key aspects of weather pattern monitoring. The training exercise was aimed at building the VERT’s disaster…

Mechanisms to support Bahamas activated

Georgetown: The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has activated its response mechanism to facilitate assistance and support for the Caribbean island of The Bahamas, which has suffered devastating effects from Hurricane…

US envoy welcomes Scholar to Guyana

Georgetown: In line with the U.S. commitment to help Guyana efficiently manage the anticipated oil revenues for the benefit of the Guyanese people, U.S. Ambassador Sarah-Ann Lynch welcomed Fulbright U.S.…

Education Month 2019 launched

Georgetown: Education Month 2019 was formally launched today and the month will be observed under the theme: “Education: the Key to National Development” with several activities planned for September. Delivering…