First Lady’s entrepreneurial workshop attracts strong response in Region Ten
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 20, 2015) "I think this workshop today is very well received. It's very important and I know the residents of Blueberry Hill do appreciate this very much. Blueberry Hill was like the lost city. Nobody ever remembered us. [...]
First Lady meets with GRPA Board members
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2015) First Lady Sandra Granger this afternoon met with several Board members from the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) at her office at State House. The team from the GRPA was headed by Director, Pat [...]
Guyana Foundation on “same page” with Office of the First Lady
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2015) Her Excellency, Sandra Granger, today, met with Founder of the Guyana Foundation, Supriya Singh-Bodden, CCH, where several projects and areas of collaboration were discussed. The meeting took place at the First [...]
President’s College must take lead in Science and technology -President Granger during fact finding visit to school
Georgetown, Guyana - (October 19, 2015) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger said that during his tenure of Office, he will ensure that nothing is done to lower the standard of President's College. He made this assurance during a special assembly t [...]
Minister Ally meets with Head of Commonwealth’s Public Sector Governance Unit
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2015) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, earlier today, facilitated a meeting with Dr. Joan Nwasike, the Head of the Public Sector Governance Unit of Commonwealth Secretariat. Also attending the meeting, whi [...]
UNDP team pays courtesy call on Social Cohesion Minister
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2015) Minister of Social Cohesion Ms. Amna Ally was earlier today, paid a courtesy call by Ms. Juliet Solomon who is the Programme Specialist for Citizen Security in the Caribbean for the United Nations Development P [...]
Government to initiate ban on Styrofoam from January 1, 2016
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 17, 2015) The Government of Guyana, in its thrust to promote a green economy and environment is moving ahead with plans to ban the importation and use of closed-cell extruded polystyrene foam, popularly known by the trad [...]
Salary increases an investment in efficiency and good governance -President Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 16, 2015) The Government's decision to increase the salaries of the Prime Minister, Ministers, Members of Parliament and the Opposition's yearly allocation, has been described by President David Granger as an investment [...]
President calls for development of climate resilient agricultural industry – On World Food Day 2015
Georgetown, Guyana, (October 16, 2015) – President David Granger, today, reaffirmed Guyana's commitment to ensuring greater food security as one of the means of eliminating extreme poverty and hunger. He made this pledge at an event organised by the [...]
President Granger attends opening of ISAAC 2015
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 16, 2015) President David Granger, today, attended the Inter-Services Annual Athletics Championships (ISAAC) 2015 at the National Track and Field Centre at Leonora on the West Coast of Demerara. While there, President Gr [...]