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35 childcare workers, mothers benefit from early childhood development workshop -aimed at providing basic skills for healthy development of children
Georgetown, Guyana-(January 5, 2018) The Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, today, opened the first of a three phase workshop for 35 participants from the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) and its Geo [...]
Bartica teachers, community reps receive STEM training for ‘green’ development
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2018) Twelve teachers from Bartica, along with four community stakeholders, today, underwent a one-day training workshop in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics, aimed at equipping [...]
Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office opened -President says access to justice integral to equality
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 2, 2018) Residents of the Rupununi Region will now enjoy improved access to justice with the opening of the Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office and Courts at Annai, Aishalton and Karasabai. Speaking at the [...]
‘Guyana could become the epitome of peace and love’ -Minister Norton says at Harmony Week Prayer Breakfast
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 1, 2018) Minister of Social Cohesion with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, said that he is confident that Guyana can become a more peaceful and loving country if citizens [...]
Lindo Creek COI will begin to unravel tapestry of criminality from 2000-2008 -President Granger as Justice Trotman is sworn in
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) President David Granger, today, said that the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Lindo Creek massacre, which claimed the lives of eight miners in 2008, will lead to the unravelling [...]
Guyana, Cuba to increase trade, cooperation -As President accredits new Ambassador
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) Guyana and Cuba are well-placed to further strengthen economic cooperation. The signing of an agreement for the export of Guyana’s rice to Cuba and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (Mo [...]
President welcomes UN’s referral of Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to ICJ
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 30, 2018) The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Antonio Gutteres to refer the controversy arising out of the claim b [...]
New land surveyors urged to guard against professional dishonesty
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 29, 2018) Noting Government’s plans to accelerate physical infrastructural development, agricultural diversification, renewable energy projects, agro-industrial processing and affordable housing drives, Minis [...]
Transcript of the Address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the 69th Republic Anniversary of India, held at the Guyana Marriott Hotel January 26, 2017
President David Granger: Minister of State, Honourable Joseph Harmon, Former presidents, Mr. Donald Ramotar and Mr. Samuel Hinds, former Prime Minister, Mr. Hamilton Green, Ministers of the Government, Members of the National Assembly, His Excellency [...]
President remembers Forbes Burnham’s commitment to working class, social cohesion -at Annual Fund-raising Dinner
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 28, 2018) President David Granger, last evening, hosted members of the Forbes Burnham Foundation at the Baridi Benab at State House, where they held their Annual Fund-Raising Dinner. This is the first in a series o [...]