Georgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Fifty-one years ago, our beautiful country; Guyana finally broke free of the chains of British rule by gaining political independence, allowing us to manage our own affairs. This day, each year, remains one of our most significant observances. Guyanese throughout the length and breadth of the country stand in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 24, 2017) President David Granger, today, said that the Protected Areas system will be implemented through a regionalised approach countrywide, with ‘green’ regions being administered by ‘green’ capital towns, which will each eventually have one legally-designated regional protected area. This, he said, would require every citizen to exercise stewardship over the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 24, 2017) Minister within the Ministry of Education, Department of Culture, Ms. Nicolette Henry, today, charged the young Guyanese at the opening ceremony of the National Youth Week Career Exposition and Health Fair at Durban Park to capitalise on the opportunities that the Government has made available to them to promote …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 24, 2017) The Ministry of Agriculture is currently making preparations to visit and take supplies to the farmers in the Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) area, where floodwaters have completely receded, to assist in replanting efforts even as the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) has established a Forward Operations Base in neighbouring Kamarang, Cuyuni-Mazaruni …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 24, 2016) The Government of Guyana welcomes a donation of G$5M from ExxonMobil Guyana, which will be handed over to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) to assist in relief efforts for flood affected areas in Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) and Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). Senior Director, Public and Government Affairs at ExxonMobil Guyana, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 23, 2017) Two engineers from the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) as well as technical staff from the Guyana Water Incorporated (GWI) have been deployed by the Government to the villages of Itabac and Kanapang in Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) to conduct an assessment of the damaged roads and buildings and to facilitate …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 22, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, said that the Government of Guyana is committed to working and engaging with the Guyanese diaspora as he declared open the Regional Project for “Effective and Sustainable Diaspora Engagement for Development in the Caribbean”, which focuses on providing entrepreneurs of Guyanese origin …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 22, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton has been discharged from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit of the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) and is resting comfortably at home. His prognosis is good and he is expected to return to work in the next two weeks. The Ministry of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 22, 2017) Residents of Kanapang village, Potaro –Siparuni (Region Eight) will be benefiting from a gas stove as well as a quantity of mosquito nets and footballs, one day after they requested same from Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon. During a visit to the village on Sunday, Toshao Charles Lewis …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 21, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, visited the villages of Itabac and Kanapang in the Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) area where he assured the residents that the Government will use every resource at its disposal to restore normalcy in the communities after the recent flooding, which will range from …
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