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Public building to be renamed in Stephen Campbell’s honour
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 28, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr George Norton, announced that the building, which currently houses the Ministry of Citizenship will be renamed in honour o [...]
Social Cohesion Minister fetes children of Riversview
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 28, 2017) Over the Christmas weekend, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, journeyed to his hometown in Riversview, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten), to spread holiday cheer. The Minister, who also h [...]
Pardoned female inmates express gratitude to President
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 28, 2017) On Christmas Eve, three of the five women who received Presidential pardons in time to be home for the holidays expressed their gratitude to the Head of State via a handwritten letter. In the letter, whi [...]
Minister Norton contributes sports gear to facilitate prisoner rehabilitation
Georgetown, Guyana — (December 28, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, this afternoon, handed over a number of fitness machines and some boxing equipment to the Guyana Prison Se [...]
Minister Harmon honours nine NGSA students at annual Boxing Day party
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 27, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon and his eldest daughter Ms. Daniele Harmon-Klien, yesterday afternoon, honoured nine students, who secured top marks at the National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) at th [...]
Natural disasters warrant equal attention as armed conflicts -President Granger says at security forum in Brazil
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 22, 2017) President David Granger has outlined the importance of defence cooperation in not only augmenting the military capability of small states but in strengthening their capacity to deal with natural disaster [...]
President Granger releases eight students from NOC, pardons five women from NA Prison
Georgetown, Guyana – (December 22, 2017) Acting under Article 188 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Guyana, which states that the President has the power to grant any person concerned in, or convicted of, any offence under the laws of Guyana, a pa [...]
Brazil ready to play a key role in Guyana’s petroleum sector
Brasilia, Brazil – (December 21, 2017) The Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (Petrobras) has expressed a keen interest in entering Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas sector. President David Granger explained that this is by no means a new offe [...]
Guyana, Brazil working to finalise funding for design, construction of Linden-Lethem road -two agreements inked to improve cooperation, bilateral ties
Brasilia, Brazil – (December 21, 2017) The Government of Guyana, today, inked two agreements with neighbouring Brazil as President David Granger’s official State-visit to neighbouring country on the invitation of his Brazilian counterpart [...]