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E-Governance Unit gets boost from India, China training
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2016) The E-Governance Unit within the Ministry of Public Telecommunications has received a boost from the Governments of India and China, in the form of specialised training in several areas of Information and Comm [...]
Connecting Digitally for the Good Life: A Case for Government Intervention
By Floyd Levi OVER the many weeks since this series of articles on the good life has been published, readers have been given various perspectives centred on how the good life can be facilitated through multi-sectoral approaches. As promised, we will [...]
Bartica must move quickly to adopt renewable sources of energy – says President Granger as he officially declares township status
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) Residents of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), today, braved the rain to witness Bartica’s inaugural township celebration, a historic event for the 185-year-old community. President David Granger, First La [...]
Massive transformation at Bartica Regional Hospital – referrals to GPHC reduced by 50%
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) As a result of vast improvements in the range and quality of services provided by the Bartica Regional Hospital over the past eight months, referrals to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has re [...]
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 [...]