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GDF officers must contribute to national development in addition to national defence -President tells officers at Commissioning Parade
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) President David Granger told the newly commissioned officers of the Standard Officers Course (SOC) No. 49 that they have a duty to constantly upgrade their skills and strive for higher learning particularly [...]
Artistic talents at E.R. Burrowes School of Art showcased in OCC’s logo competition
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) Three students of the E.R. Burrowes School of Art were declared first, second and third place winners of the Office of Climate Change’s (OCC) Logo and Tagline Competition. They are Mr. Dillon Craig, w [...]
Social Cohesion’s Harmony Village opens tomorrow
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion will, tomorrow, launch Harmony Village on Main Street, Georgetown, under the theme “Beauty in Diversity; Celebrating Guyana.” As that theme suggests, the event is [...]
New Order to suspend paid parking is a done deal, City Hall has no discretion -Minister Bulkan
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 21, 2017) Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan, this evening, signed a new Order to effect the suspension of the Parking Meter Project as of tomorrow, March 22, 2017 for a period of three months. Noting that th [...]
Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants Workshop opens in Guyana -First Lady participating in first full day
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 21, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, is today, participating in the Supporting the ACP-EU Dialogue on Migration and Development Peer to Peer Exchange Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and Smuggling o [...]
GAVI commends Guyana’s 95 percent vaccination rate
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Dr. Anuradha Gupta, today, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at State House, where she said [...]
‘Professionalism, courtesy and efficiency must be watchwords’ -Minister Felix at opening of Immigration Officers’ Training
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, urged Immigration Officers of the Guyana Immigration Department to let professionalism, courtesy and efficiency become their watchwords, as the Risk and Li [...]
President commends Georgetown Rotaract for water conservation project
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) President David Granger, who is also the patron of the Rotary Club of Guyana, last evening, attended the ‘One Caribbean Charity Gala’ at the Pegasus Hotel. The event was organised by the Rotarac [...]
Degeneration of the family structure will hinder national development -President tells congregation at SDA church
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 19, 2017) President David Granger, today, attended the rededication service of the refurbished Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church. This event is also part of the activities organised to commemorate the 130th [...]
Office of Climate Change spearheads ‘green’ agenda sessions in Schools -Regions 4, 5, 6 and 10 to benefit in first quarter of 2017
Georgetown, Guyana – (March 18, 2017) The Office of Climate Change (OCC), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Presidency, in collaboration with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), yesterday, visited three schools in [...]