Georgetown, Guyana – (April 15, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, this morning, announced that the Government has taken a decision to train ranks of the Guyana Police Force who are working in border locations such as Eteringbang, in the registration of births. At today’s meeting of the National Multi-Sectoral Coordinating Committee, Minister Felix …
Read DetailsThe Trafficking in Persons Act defines Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as, “the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harbouring or receipt of persons by means of threat or use of force”. Trafficking in Persons is simply modern slavery. Guyana, in 2017, was elevated to Tier I status in the United States Department of State’s annual TIP Report and …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger who arrived in Cuba on April 2, 2019, for further medical evaluation has been keeping an active schedule in Havana. Last Friday, he visited the Escuela Taller de la Habana in Old Havana and met the Administrative Staff and two groups of trainees in a class room situation. The Taller Escuela was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, leading a local team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today, concluded the second round of bilateral talks on migration, with a delegation from the Government of Cuba. The discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between the two countries and providing a framework to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (April 11, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency rejects the malicious statements made by Opposition Member, Mr. Joseph Hamilton which suggests that the nation is not kept informed about the whereabouts of President David Granger and is unsure who is running the country in his absence. Mr. Hamilton, who joined the People’s Progressive …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (April 9, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) rejects as malicious misinformation, the allegations in relation to a multimillion dollar contract issued to Videomega Productions being peddled by Opposition Chief Whip, Ms. Gail Teixeira. Ms. Teixeira, in a video statement on the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Facebook page, this evening, accused the …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger envisions an education system that provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to become productive contributors in the economy of the future. In what is commonly referred to as the world’s fourth industrial revolution, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) have become driving forces in the global market. This …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 5, 2019) Minister of Public Affairs, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, yesterday, declared open the Lethem Reading and Robotics Programme, which is being hosted at the Lethem Library, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine). The programme, which is sponsored by the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Youth, the Ministry of Education and ExxonMobil …
Read DetailsThe Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) has noted a recent rise in the sightings of and attacks by wildcats in communities across Guyana. In this regard, the Commission wishes to advise members of the public of the following in the event a sighting or an attack takes place. Here are some important points …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (April 4, 2019) Minister of Public Affairs, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, yesterday, presented a quantity of computer supplies to Mr. Daniel Pile, a young entrepreneur of Eastville Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. Mr. Pile, who has a number of physical disabilities, did not allow that to dampen his dream of providing for himself …
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