President meets with top oil exploration stakeholders
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 10, 2017) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. John Hess, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HESS Corporation, the exploration company that holds a 30 percent interest in Exxon Mobil’s offshore drilling ope [...]
First Aid training for ‘Caregivers for the Elderly’ programme graduates commences
(Georgetown, May 8, 2017) As the world observes World Red Cross day, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger declared opened another training workshop in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) [...]
Iwokrama celebrates 21st anniversary with Joshua House children -President, First Lady visit head office in Georgetown
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 8, 2017) The Iwokrama Centre for Rain Forest Conservation and Development today marked the 21st anniversary of the passing of the Iwokrama Act of 1996 with an interactive sensitisation session with the children, who re [...]
Ambassador Nylander meets with Government, Opposition on second visit to Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2017) Ambassador Dag Nylander, the Personal Representative appointed by Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) H.E. Antonio Guterres in the border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela paid his second visit [...]
Government will make no distinction in addressing issues affecting citizens’ lives -Minister Harmon tells Mon Repos residents at outreach
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, met with residents of the Mon Repos and other surrounding communities on the East Coast of Demerara and assured them that the Government will not make any distincti [...]
Minister Harmon visits Mon Repos Shiv Mandir heritage site
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2017) Even as the nation celebrates Arrival Day, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, earlier this afternoon, visited the Mon Repos Shiv Mandir, where a Hindu worship site, which residents say was built by the firs [...]
A cohesive state is the most fitting homage Guyanese can pay to their ancestors -President Granger said at Arrival Day celebrations at Plantation Highbury
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2017) President David Granger said that Arrival Day serves as a sharp reminder to all Guyanese that social cohesion cannot be taken for granted and that they should not hesitate to pay homage to each group that make [...]
‘Help Guyana to achieve its goal of becoming a ‘green’ state’ -First Lady, urges women at Region Two Regional Women’s Conference
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, urged women to recognise the importance of their role in the growth and sustainable development of their family, community and country, even as Guyana continues along th [...]
Social Cohesion Ministry hosts sensitisation meeting for Region 10 councillors
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, yesterday, said that in order for Guyana to truly achieve solidarity every individual must put aside their biases and embrace diversity. The Minister made these [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Commemorative Ceremony for the 179th anniversary of Indian Arrival 2017.05.05
Arrival, survival and concord Arrival Day is a national celebration. All Guyanese should commemorate the chapter in our history when our peoples arrived in this country. This date, this event, this place remind us of the value we all place both on ou [...]