Government to establish Guyana Youth Service -to consolidate youth programmes, organisations
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2018) President David Granger, today, convened a ministerial meeting to discuss the establishment of the Guyana Youth Service (GYS), the body that will be responsible for consolidating all of the youth programm [...]
Department of Culture receives $2.8M for 2018 Pan-O-Rama competition
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2018) The Ministry of Social Cohesion with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, today, received a $2.8 Million cheque from Republic Bank to support the 2018 Pan-O-Rama Steel Pan Competitions, a prem [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to the Annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Defence Force January 25, 2018
President David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister and First Vice President, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo; Vice President, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan; Honourable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams; Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan; Ho [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Presidential Luncheon for Youths, held at State House January 24, 2018
President David Granger: Thank you, Brian, for your hard work in putting this engagement together and thank you all for coming and accepting the invitation. I would like to thank the dancers; I wish I was twenty-three instead of seventy-three, you kn [...]
35 childcare workers, mothers benefit from early childhood development workshop -aimed at providing basic skills for healthy development of children
Georgetown, Guyana-(January 5, 2018) The Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, today, opened the first of a three phase workshop for 35 participants from the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) and its Geo [...]
Bartica teachers, community reps receive STEM training for ‘green’ development
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2018) Twelve teachers from Bartica, along with four community stakeholders, today, underwent a one-day training workshop in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics, aimed at equipping [...]
Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office opened -President says access to justice integral to equality
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 2, 2018) Residents of the Rupununi Region will now enjoy improved access to justice with the opening of the Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office and Courts at Annai, Aishalton and Karasabai. Speaking at the [...]
‘Guyana could become the epitome of peace and love’ -Minister Norton says at Harmony Week Prayer Breakfast
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 1, 2018) Minister of Social Cohesion with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, said that he is confident that Guyana can become a more peaceful and loving country if citizens [...]