Minister Hastings urges GLSC to make Amerindian Land Titling, Ancestral lands issues top priorities in New Year
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 12, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this afternoon, urged the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC) to include Amerindian Land Titling, Ancestral lands and customer service issues their [...]
28 more Mahdia youths benefit from STEM, ICT training -through First Lady’s workshops
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that the introduction of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics training program [...]
Government in Action: The ABCs of oil and gas
2020 is quickly approaching and the Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is looking forward to the New Year and the beginning of the Decade of Development. As the oil and gas sector is highly technical and often utilises terminology for s [...]
Statement by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana 2019.12.04
Road safety The deaths, disabilities and injuries and damage to property caused by accidents on our roads are deeply distressing. I extend the sympathy of my Cabinet and Government to the relatives, families and friends of those who have been killed [...]
‘You must create the new Public Service that will take Guyana forward’ -DG Harmon tells third batch of BCCPS cadets
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 2, 2019) Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, charged the third batch of cadets of the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service (BCCPS) to lead the change in the Publi [...]
Iwokrama to be a home of an International Institute for Biodiversity – President Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 1, 2019) President David Granger, last evening, said Iwokrama must change to survive while assuring that Iwokrama will be the home of an International Institute for Biodiversity to support its educational efforts. [...]
Government in Action: Public Servants closer to enjoying the ‘good life’ with latest wage increase
On November 13, 2019, President David Granger announced a nine percent increase in wages and salaries for Public Servants earning less than $100,000 per month. This includes those earning a minimum wage of $64,220, who will now earn $70,000 per month [...]
DG Harmon lauds $45M food franchise investment at Vreed-en-Hoop
Georgetown, Guyana – (November 30, 2019) Director-General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, lauded Mr. Lakenauth Puran and his family for their $45M investment in the 'Chicken n Burger Delight' franchise at the Vreed- [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the 30th anniversary of the Pledge of the Iwokrama International Centre for Rainforest Conservation and Development 2019.11.30
Iwokrama! The frightening spectacles– of the Atlantic Ocean’swaters rushing unimpeded onto the rice paddies at Dantzig; of the stelling at Parika, in full flood; of Omai’s cavernous, mined-out craters; of Aurora’s depleted for [...]
‘Education is more than academics’ -First Lady tells Linden Foundation CSEC awardees
Georgetown, Guyana – (November 29, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, emphasized the importance of education in personal and national development in her address, yesterday afternoon, at the Linden Foundation Secondary School’s prize g [...]