Guyana attends 32nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Ms. Tamara Khan, Counsel and Coordinator within the Governance Office of the Office of the Prime Minister attended the 32nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, which was held on June 8, 2016 i [...]
Guyana attends high level disaster risk reduction meeting
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Major Kester Craig, Deputy Director General of the Civil Defence Commission attended the First Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk R [...]
Guyana attends the 43rd Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators meeting
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, Tax Compliance and Enforcement of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Ms. Deanah Matthias attended the 43rd Meeting of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) Exe [...]
Guyana participates in Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation Workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Ms. Towana Smartt, Manager GIS/Remote Sensing Unit and Ms. Jonelle Nedd, ACF-Small Concessions Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources attended a Regional Planning Workshop for the Preparation of the Region [...]
Guyana participating in Adaptation Fund workshop in Honduras
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana participated in the ‘Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Enhancing Knowledge on the Adaptation Fund Project Development Process and Project Full Cycle’ in Tegucigalpa, Hon [...]
Crime Chief participating in Safe City Summit in Mexico
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Mr. Wendell Blanhum is wrapping up his participation in the two-day Huawei Safe and Smart City 2016 Summit in Mexico City, Mexico. Guyana’s participation in the forum [...]
Guyana participating in hazard analysis training in Washington, DC
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana is currently wrapping up participation in a ‘Regional Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training in Washington DC, United States of America, which has been organised by the Inter-Ame [...]
Guyana to participate in food safety capacity building workshop in Panama
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Cabinet approved Guyana’s participation in a joint Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)/Government of the Swiss Confederation regional workshop aimed at strengthening food safety systems in Panama Ci [...]
Cabinet approves $9.4M for Baby Heart to perform surgery on 18 children
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Cabinet has approved financing to the value of $9.4M or the equivalent of US$44,750 for a team from the International Children’s Heart Foundation (Baby Heart) to perform cardiac operations on 18 childre [...]
Guyana to participate in regional veterinary seminar
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana will participate at the Regional Seminar of the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) National Focal Points for Veterinary Laboratories from June 28-30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Dane [...]