Social Cohesion Inter-Village Exchange Camp set for 160 Region Nine youth
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion is hosting an Inter-Village Exchange Camp for 160 young people from 23 villages in South Central Rupununi in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), which is aimed fosteri [...]
Georgetown City Councillors attending diversity and inclusion workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion, today, opened a Diversity Education and Inclusion Training Workshop for Councillors of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown, a group it identifies as an import [...]
Ms. Renaissance 2017 contestants pay courtesy call on First Lady
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, encouraged the 12 contestants vying for the Ms. Renaissance 2017 crown, to teach their children how to treat others with respect in order to foster self-confidence and [...]
Youth development programmes aimed at improving employment opportunities -President tells KKTC students during fact-finding visit
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) President David Granger, today, conducted a fact-finding visit to the Kuru Kuru Training Centre (KKTC) located on the Linden-Soesdyke Highway to meet and interact with students and instructors with the view [...]
STEM Guyana’s success is a testimony of investment in STEM Education -Mrs. Granger says Guyana is proud
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, last evening said that the recent success by the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana team at the 2017 First Global Challenge in Washington, D.C is [...]
Top NGSA student from Den Amstel was inspired by President
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 19, 2017) President David Granger, today, met with 11 year old Tyra Walks from Den Amstel Village, West Coast Demerara, who topped her school at the recent National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) examination with 501 mar [...]
President appoints Justice of Appeal, Puisne Judges
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 19, 2017) President David Granger has called on the judiciary to continue to exemplify the standards of excellence for which local judicial officers have become respected around the world. He said that the judiciary m [...]
President Granger remains committed to upholding Constitution -says GECOM’s Chairman must be independent and impartial
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 19, 2017) President David Granger remains committed to respecting and upholding the Constitution of Guyana and is firm in his belief that Article 161 (2) was written the way it was to ensure that any Chairman of the G [...]
Chief Justice confirms President must determine list is acceptable, ‘fit and proper’ criteria -AG on GECOM Chairmanship ruling
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2017) Chief Justice, Madame Roxanne George-Wiltshire, today, upheld the Government’s conviction that it is the President who must determine whether the list of nominees submitted by the Leader of the Opposit [...]
Japan-Caribbean Climate Change Partnership launched -Bartica to benefit from installation of Solar Photovoltaic system
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP), through the Office of Climate Change, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), on Thursday July 13, 2017, launched the Japan-Caribbean Cli [...]