Finance Minister participating in ‘Governance for Growth with Equity’ forum
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan is participating in the World Bank’s Regional Conference “Cuentas Claras: Governance for Growth with Equity in Latin Americana and the Caribbean” in [...]
First Lady praises efforts to support autism awareness, fundraising – over $600,000 raised for new Step by Step school
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, encouraged donors and well-wishers of the Step by Step Foundation to continue to support the initiatives to build a new school for children affected by Autism [...]
Guyana to participate in Tropical Forest Monitoring Programme
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Cabinet has granted its approval for six staff members from the Guyana Forestry Commission (GFC) to travel to Belem do Para, Brazil for the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organisation’s 2016 Training Progr [...]
Guyana to participate in WHO Good Regulatory Practices Consultative Meeting
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) The Cabinet has granted approval for Ms. Jewel Sears, Deputy Director of the Food and Drug Department, within the Ministry of Public Health, to attend the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Good Regula [...]
Guyana ratifies United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Paris Agreement
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) The Government of Guyana has endorsed the Paris Agreement, which was adopted by 195 countries on December 12, 2015 at the twenty first session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Co [...]
$297M in contracts approved for supply of drugs, infrastructural development
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Cabinet has granted its approval for the award of contracts to the tune of $297,940,140 in the areas of health and infrastructural development. Four agencies were awarded contracts for the supply of Tubercu [...]
Guyana to participate in UNFCCC Climate Change Conference
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) The Cabinet has granted approval for Climate Change Officer Kandila Ramotar and Advisor on Climate Change Ndibi Schwiers-Ceres to represent Guyana at the United Nations Climate Change Conference to be held [...]
Cabinet appoints members to Poor Law Commission
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Cabinet has granted its approval for the appointment of nine members to the Poor law Commission. The members of the Commission are: Dr. Holly Alexander, Chairman, Ms. Simone Blair, Mr. Glen King, Ms. Hazel [...]
Schools in Region Three observe “Unity Day” – to benefit from bus under three Bs initiative
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Schools in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region (Region Three) will soon benefit from the donation of a school bus under the “Boats, Buses and Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books” initiative [...]
Guyana to participate in Regional Technical Training Workshop for 2016 Wet/Hurricane season
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Guyana will be participating in the Regional Technical Training Workshop on Climate Outlook and the Implications for the 2016 Wet/Hurricane Season, which will be held in Roseau, Dominica from May 25-31, 201 [...]