‘Disaster risk management is everybody’s business’ -Minister Harmon says at RDRM Conference for Regional Heads
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who holds responsibility for the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), today, said that the responsibility of Disaster Risk Management and Response rests not only with the [...]
Message of condolence on the death of Mr. Horace James
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 30, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is saddened at the passing of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), [...]
First Lady opens third ICT training workshop in Linden
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 28, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, encouraged 40 youth drawn from several communities across Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) to capitalise on the chance to learn Information and Commu [...]
‘Guyana aspires to be a success story in its implementation of the UNCCD’ -Minister Harmon at opening of CRIC 17
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 28, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, yesterday morning, recommitted Guyana’s support to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) while noting that Guyana aspires to be a succ [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the Guyana Defence Force Annual Officers’ Conference 2019.01.24
Deterrence, defence and developmentThe Guyana Defence Force moved swiftly to suppress the rebellion that erupted fifty years ago on 2nd January 1969 in the Rupununi District ― a zone in the south-west of the country of nearly 58,000 km² – [...]
GDF must deter aggression, defend national sovereignty- President David Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 24, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, said the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) must remain ready to deter aggression, defend national sovereignty and ensure the development of Guyana as a safe, secure and str [...]
First phase of US$650,000 Italian funded project concludes in Bartica – Additional US$3.67M approved to lead Bartica’s ‘green’ drive
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 24, 2019) The Office of Climate Change (OCC), today, concluded the first phase of the Transitioning to National Energy Security (TNES): Bartica as a model ‘Green’ Town Project at the cost of US$650,000, [...]
‘Guyana is ready’ -Minister Harmon conducts final checks at ACCC
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 23, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who holds responsibility for the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), today, conducted a final site visit to the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC), which w [...]
Message of condolence on the death of Mr. Ben Ter Welle
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 21, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the passing of former Honorary Consul for Germany and Austria in Guyana, Mr. Berend Ter Welle, C.C.H. He died o [...]
Minister Harmon conducts site visit to ACCC -to determine readiness for hosting of CRIC 17
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 18, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, conducted a site visit of the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC) at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown in an effort to determine its state of readiness [...]