First two buses under ‘three Bs’ programme handed over to Region Five – President says education key to economic progress
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 6, 2016) President David Granger and his Administration came in for high praise, today, when he presented the keys to two 30-seater buses for school children to the Region Five, Regional Democratic Council (RDC). The veh [...]
Indigenous producers continue to benefit from training, new technology to boost earnings – under IAST/Ministry of Social Cohesion partnership
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) The Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) continue to undertake projects aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of Amerindian farmers and producers in the Region Nin [...]
Durban Park to become major public venue
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) President David Granger and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, made a brief stop at Durban Park, where work is on-going to transform the area into a multi-purpose recreational facility. The Park [...]
CAL aircraft branded with Guyana’s jubilee Independence anniversary logo lands today
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) With six hundred flights to nineteen different destinations, Guyana's 50th Independence Anniversary celebration is destined to be widely publicised, as a Caribbean Airlines 737 aircraft branded with Guyana's 50 [...]
Minister Trotman urges new Guyana Gold Board to tackle smuggling, boost declarations
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, today, inducted the new members of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) charging them to fulfil their mandate to the best of their abilities, for the good of the minin [...]
Small miners to benefit from higher yielding lands from GGMC – Minister Trotman announces at first Small Miners Conference
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, this morning, announced that he has mandated the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Closed Areas Committee (CAC) to urgently release higher yieldi [...]
Lands, Commercial Registries to enhance competition, investment and smooth functioning of market economies – President says at commissioning ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) President David Granger said that the thrust to develop greater economic independence demands investments and an increase in the volume and rate of business transactions, which can only be achieved if "the impe [...]
First tax concession ‘hearing’ with miners held – activity to continue on a fortnightly basis
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 14, 2016) The Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Tax Concession Review Committee (TCRC) today, started its first series of hearings for applicants for duty-free concessions in the mining sector.Ten m [...]
President plugs economic independence and national unity for national development – in third address to 11th Parliament
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 14, 2016) President David Granger said 2016 presents a new opportunity for Guyana to "hasten economic development" by diversifying the traditional sectors and venturing into more value-added enterprises that will promote [...]
Region One students get bicycles, shoes and books to boost access to education
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 13, 2016) Thirty students of Region One (Barima-Waini) received bicycles, while more than 500 received shoes and other school gear, today, under President David Granger's 'Boats, Buses and Bicycles' ('three Bs') initiati [...]