Georgetown, Guyana — (February 14, 2018) A four-person team from the General Registrar’s Office (GRO), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of Citizenship, guided by Member of Parliament, Mr. Richard Allen and assisted by local community leaders, registered over 170 Guyanese for birth certificates over the past two days. The new registrations were …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 14, 2018) President David Granger, today, administered the Oath of Office to Senior Counsel Rafiq Khan, swearing him in as Acting Justice of Appeal. The six-month appointment takes effect from today. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony at State House, the Head of State said that this appointment, which accords with Article …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 13, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call at her office at State House from Trinidadian national, Ms. Rebekah Ali-Gouveia and Guyanese Attorney-at-law Ms. Sandria Ramnarine, who used the opportunity to introduce the work of Elpis Centre, a United Kingdom- based charity organization that also operates in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 12, 2018) A one week training in First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) commenced today for 35 female caregivers who are participating in First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger’s ‘Childhood Development’ Workshop, which started last Monday at the Regency Suites, Georgetown. The participants, who are …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 13, 2018) As Guyanese, particularly our Hindu brothers and sisters, today observe Maha Shivaratri, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton extends best wishes on behalf of the Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Government of Guyana. In English, “Maha Shivaratri” translates to “The Night of Shiva”. Lord Shiva is regarded …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 12, 2018) In the wake of the recent visit by a high-level delegation from neighbouring Brazil, led by Brazil’s Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Jungmann Pinto, Minister of Justice, Mr. Torquato Lorena Jardim and General Sérgio Etchegoyen, Minister Head of Institutional Security / Presidency of the Republic, last Friday, President David …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 12, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the launch of the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) App and placed on record, her support to the Ministry of Education and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana team who have used technology to create a new and innovative way …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 10, 2018) This year will mark 50 years of friendship and strong bilateral ties between the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Federative Republic of Brazil, which has seen cooperation in the areas of defence, health and public infrastructure programmes. With the visit of Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Belens Jungmann …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 10, 2018) As Guyana readies itself to make its case for the resolution of the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), it has been assured of the support for all diplomatic measures including a judicial settlement from the world court by its southern neighbour, Brazil, which has …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2018) President David Granger, today, conferred the country’s third highest national award, the Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH) on Brazilian Minister of Defence, Mr. Raul Belens Jungmann Pinto, who was in Guyana today for bilateral talks between the two countries. The Guyanese Head of State said that the conferral of …
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