The Civil Defence Commission is stepping up preparations for El Niño, with a sensitization and consultation session held in Region Three today.

The session brought together key agencies to assess the region’s risks, identify gaps and strengthen its preparedness.

Representatives from the Regional Democratic Council, Neighbourhood Democratic Councils, health, fire and police participated in the discussions.

CDC Director General, Nazrul Hussain, says the exercise is informed by

Wednesday’s fire, which destroyed Regent Household Electronics has left thirty-two employees without a workplace.

But Proprietor Shaeed Hamid says the situation is only temporary.

He says the fire has left him devastated, but he is figuring out how to pick up the pieces.

He also stated that 32 staff members have been affected by the fire; however, their jobs remain secure once things return to normal.

The employees came out in their numbers this morning to lend their suppor

The Occupational Safety and Health Centre of Excellence was commissioned in Region 6 on Friday at the New Amsterdam Technical Institute, the first of its kind facility in Guyana, and the Caribbean is expected to be transformed the occupational safety and health landscape while promoting safer and more resilient workplaces.

The Centre was established through a joint venture involving the Greater Guyana Initiative in partnership with the Ministry of Education, the Council for Technical

More than 9,000 students and teachers across Region Six now have access to purified drinking water, following the installation of systems at 19 secondary schools and TVET institutions.

The systems were installed under Project FLOW, aimed at improving access to safe drinking water while reducing reliance on plastic bottles.

The initiative, implemented through Recover Guyana, the Greater Guyana Initiative and the Ministry of Education, was commissioned at the New Amsterdam Multilat

Guyana Power and Light is preparing to commission its 300-megawatt Goedverwagting substation and a new US$20 million National Control Centre.

The projects form part of GPL’s US$422.2 million transmission and distribution upgrade programme, aimed at strengthening the national grid.

GPL Team Leader Kesh Nandlall says the new National Control Centre will give the utility greater oversight of electricity flows across the network.

The facility will be equipped with technology to mo

Region Six, one of the country’s key agricultural regions, have been placed on high alert to conserve water for farming purposes amid the El Nino period.

In an interview with NCN News, MP Hussain spoke aboutimportance of farmers practicing effective water management during this time to ensure maximum production.

“Ensure that we minimize the amount of water that we’re using because you know sometimes people have a tendency to waste water. Water management is impo