River’s View Village gets speed boats under ‘Five Bs’ programme
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) Residents of River’s View, Upper Demerara – Berbice (Region 10) are the latest beneficiaries of the Government’s “Boats, Buses and Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books” (‘Five [...]
National Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Platform reactivated – Minister Harmon pushes for stronger disaster prevention and preparedness plans
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, reactivated the National Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Platform (NDRRCP), which has only operated intermittently for a number of years, at a meeting held at [...]
President urges City Council to hasten relocation efforts for vendors
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to hasten its efforts to prepare and provide an alternative location for the vendors, who have been removed from the Stabroek [...]
President Granger attends US- Caribbean- Central American Energy Summit
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) President David Granger, on Wednesday last, joined regional leaders from the Caribbean Community and Central America, at the US State Department, Washington DC for the US- Caribbean- Central American Energy S [...]
Mother and Daughter Pageant participants pay courtesy call on First Lady
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) The participants of the 2016 Mother and Daughter Pageant, this morning, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at her office at State House. The founder of the pageant, Ms. Ingrid Fung and he [...]
First Lady opens IT, skills training programme for youths of Victoria Village
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 03, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, officially declared open an Information Technology (IT) and vocational skills training programme for the youths of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara. The e [...]
Private sector has a role to play in the pursuit of a ‘green economy’ – says President Granger at launch of Eureka Medical Laboratories’ solar powered facility
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 1, 2016) President David Granger, last evening, speaking at the launch of the Eureka Medical Laboratories building, which is fully powered by solar energy, said that the private sector has an important role to play in [...]
President calls for greater emphasis on sports at level of the regions
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2016) President David Granger, last evening, called for new sporting initiatives and greater emphasis on the development of sporting facilities within the 10 Administrative Regions in order to bring about a new w [...]
Guyana to participate in AML/CFT forum, workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2016) Government has granted its approval for Mr. Lancelot Wills, Manager (ag), Legal Services, Division, Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to attend the KAW Management Services Limited’s Eighth Annual Anti-Mo [...]
President Granger to attend Energy Summit
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) President David Granger will be joining his counterparts from the Region and the hemisphere at the United States Caribbean Central American Energy Summit in Washington DC from May 3-4, 2016. The discussions [...]