Immediate correction of misleading Stabroek News article and headline called for by MOTP
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) Subsequent to the dissemination of the Release below, it was realised that Stabroek News, in its front page Headline of its Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition, also erroneously reported that "Beijing paid for Minis [...]
Ministry of the Presidency calls for an immediate correction of misleading Kaieteur News headline
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes the headline of an article, which was carried in the Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition of the Kaieteur News. The headline, which is at odds with the actual content of the art [...]
Honourable Winston Felix Minister of Citizenship
Honourable Winston Felix Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, DSM, MP, was born on October 15, 1951. He attended St Stephen’s Church of Scotland School; the Charlestown Government Secondary School then completed his tertiary education at the Unive [...]
Honourable Dr. George Norton Minister of Social Cohesion
Biography Dr. George Norton is an Ophthalmologist by profession who hails from River’s View village in Region 10 (Upper-Demerara/Upper Berbice). He attained his secondary education at Queen’s College. Following his completion of secondary [...]
New Commissioner and CEO of GL&SC to start work tomorrow – Minister Harmon meets with Board
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 13, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, announced that Mr. Trevor Benn has been appointed Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) and will commen [...]
Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy sworn in – President asks for compassion, mercy to be guiding principles
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 13, 2016) President David Granger this afternoon swore in the members of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, giving them the charge that they must lead with the teachings of the spirit of mercy and compassion [...]
Social Cohesion, Education Ministries kick off ‘Face the Community’ meetings in Region 6
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 13, 2016) The Ministry of Social Cohesion in collaboration with the Education Ministry has embarked on a series of 'Face the Community' engagements, which are designed to allow the grassroots, particularly parents, teacher [...]
Heritage of rum must be preserved and protected – President Granger at launch of El Dorado 50th Anniversary Special Edition Rum
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 12, 2016) President David Granger said rum, including the world renowned El Dorado brand produced by Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL), is an important part of Guyanese history, heritage, economy and culture that must be p [...]
Green Bartica; a town to be emulated – a MOTP feature
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 12, 2016) On April 23, 2016, the budding community of Bartica will officially be declared a town, as the government fulfils a 179 year Ordinance made by the then British Government. The Ordinance was made on April 23, 1837 [...]
First Lady calls for more protection against sexual violence for children – at opening of Travelling Exhibition
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 12, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, said that the opening of a Travelling Exhibition on Sexual Violence against Children "is a sad reflection of how we as a society continue to fail our children, particul [...]