Thirty Four women empowered to transform communities in Region Two
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2016) Thirty four women representing 34 villages along the Essequibo Coast can now consider themselves budding business gurus after having successfully completed the 7th training session of the Self Reliance and Su [...]
New Department of Environment to push Guyana’s ‘Green Agenda’
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2016) With a packed mandate for Guyana’s development along a green pathway, the government has held true to its promise of establishing a Department of Environment (DoE), which will be headed by Advisor on Climate [...]
President attends funeral of slain teacher Marisha Bowen
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2016) President David Granger, this afternoon, attended the funeral service for the late Ms. Marisha Asha Bowen, who was found dead in her Nassau, Bahamas apartment on September 9 with multiple stab wounds. The ser [...]
Message of Condolence from His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the passing of Professor Emeritus, Dr. Doris Elrina Rogers
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2016) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and his Cabinet of Ministers extend heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Professor Emeritus Dr. Do [...]
President Granger attends funeral service of former Minister Fitz Carmichael
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, attended the funeral service of former Regional Minister and Minister of Forestry, the late Mr. Fitz Uriel Alexander Carmichael, who died on September 22 at the ag [...]
Tapacuma, Mainstay/Whyaka students welcome school bus
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2016) Approximately 14 months after President David Granger made the initial call on his 70th birthday for the provision of transportation to get children to school, the thirteenth school bus was commissioned today [...]
First Lady receives courtesy call from Giving Hope Foundation
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with a group of women, who are in the process of forming a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the Giving Hope Foundation, at her office and discussed possible are [...]
GTU negotiations not a part of GPSU’s – President Granger -says final agreement yet to be determined
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2016) President David Granger, today, said that the proposed salary increase, which had been put forward to the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) for 2016, is not the same for the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) [...]
‘An error which ought to have been avoided’ – President Granger on Barry Dataram -urges law enforcement to use every legitimate avenue to locate suspect
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2016) President David Granger, today, urged members of the local law enforcement community to work with their counterparts in neighbouring countries and to use every possible legitimate avenue to locate and t [...]
‘Be all you can be but never forget where you came from’
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, urged the National Grade Six Assessment 2016 top performers from the East Coast of Demerara to ‘be all they can be’ even as she reminded them that they must neve [...]