MONDAY 16th March, 2026
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Cancer-care expansion, cutting-edge treatments on Guyana’s health agenda - President Ali says, highlights plan for integrated health infrastructure to position Guyana as a regional medical hub
Prime Minister, Brigadier (Ret’d), the Honourable Mark Phillips, recently met with the Chief Executive Officer of JAB Companies Guyana (JABG), Mr. Dave Badhwa, at his office on Camp Street. The engagement focused on the company’s technological platforms and opportunities to support Guyana’s digital transformation agenda. Areas of interest included solutions for time and attendance management, fleet monitoring systems, and electronic tracking platforms to improve operational efficiency in public-sector institutions. Founded in 2022, JAB Companies Guyana specialises in digitising manual and paper-based systems. The company develops platforms compatible with mobile devices, biometric technologies, and IoT systems to improve data access and administrative efficiency (OPM photo)
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SENIOR Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh, held bilateral discussions with the Senior Vice President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mr. Hiroyuki Kobayashi, and his team, on the margins of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank and IDB Invest, held in Asunción, Paraguay. During discussions, recent successful operations in both the public and private sectors, including a water treatment plant co-financed by IDB and JICA, were highlighted. Minister Singh expressed the desire for JICA to take on more projects in Guyana given the success of previous endeavours. He further reiterated that Guyana highly values its longstanding friendship with Japan, and invited JICA to expand its portfolio in the country to match its rapid national transformation (Photo: Ashni Singh/Facebook)
IDB an ‘invaluable Skills training central Kuru Kururu gets to labour-market development partner’ to Guyana $5M shade house to — Finance Minister says, underscores transformation government’s commitment to sustainable, SEE PAGE
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- Minister Griffith says
inclusive growth that benefits all Guyanese
Human Services Minister urges greater global efforts to boost women’s presence in political roles
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boost agriculture