President sends personal message of condolence to Former President Jagdeo
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 14, 2016) The President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger has extended sincere condolences to Leader of the Opposition, Former President, Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo, whose sister, Ms. O [...]
Local Government Elections are about returning power to the people
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 12, 2016) Returning power to the people to allow them to manage the affairs of their communities and advance the development of their regions has been the first priority of the current administration. So said Preside [...]
Change your mind-sets; speak out against violence; practise empathy – First Lady urges youths at Roadside Baptist rally
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 11, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, urged the youths of Number Sixty-Eight Village, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to reset their mind-sets and to speak out against social ills such as bullying and domes [...]
26 more women graduate from First Lady’s Success in Business workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 11, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, presented certificates to 26 women from Mahaica- Berbice (Region Five) who graduated from her fifth Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop.In her address at the gra [...]
Exercise your right to select council at Local Government Elections – President tells Rose Hall Town, Corentyne
Georgetown, Guyana - (March 11, 2016) President David Granger, last evening, called on the residents of Rose Hall Town, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) and its environs, to go out in their numbers on March 18 and exercise their democratic right t [...]
Gov’t signs MoU with IAST for sustainable development of hinterland communities
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 11, 2016) The Ministries of Social Cohesion and Indigenous Peoples' Affairs, today, inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) for the provision of research and de [...]
First Lady, Project Happiness host first workshop with Education Ministry stakeholders – training to augment HFLE schools’ curriculum
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, participated in the first ReThink- Project Happiness Train the Trainer workshop, held at the Ministry of Education's National Centre for Education Resource Development (NCE [...]
President meets with Head of CDEMA
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2016) Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Mr. Ronald Jackson, today, met with President David Granger to discuss the work of the regional body, particularly in the context [...]
German Embassy to host 50th Independence Anniversary Reception
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, met with Germany's Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Lutz Hermann Gorgens, at the Ministry of the Presidency, during which discussions were held on a number of local and [...]
Kuwaiti organisation interested in supporting ‘Five Bs’ programme
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 10, 2016) President David Granger was, today, paid a courtesy call by two officials from the Zakat House, a charitable government agency based in Kuwait, which has expressed an interest in supporting the 'Five Bs' programm [...]