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Miss World Guyana 2016 pays courtesy call on Minister of State
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2016) Miss World Guyana 2016, Ms. Nuriyyih Gerrard, today, paid a courtesy call on Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at his office at the Ministry of the Presidency. During the visit, Ms. Gerrard presented M [...]
President Granger pays tribute to the late Lord Canary
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, paid his final respects to the late Mr. Malcolm Corrica, who was popularly known by his stage name “Lord Canary” at a viewing ceremony held at the Sandy& [...]
GL&SC lease application service to be offered online by 2017
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 18, 2016) Even as Government continues to work towards an efficient and professional public service sector through, in part, the implementation of digitised systems, the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL& [...]
Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best sworn in to probe Puruni mining death
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 18, 2016) Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (ret’d) Gary Best was, today, sworn-in by Chief Magistrate Ann McLennan to lead a probe into the mining pit collapse in Puruni, Cuyuni-Mazaruni [...]
41 Stakeholders benefit from Social Cohesion Consultations in Corriverton 20 of 32 planned Consultations completed
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 17, 2016) An additional 41 stakeholders from Corriverton, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six), today, were added to the hundreds of persons that have so far contributed to the Ministry of Social Cohesion’s co [...]
Aircraft found at Yupukari originated from Colombia – Preliminary Report handed over to Minister Harmon
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 17, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received the Preliminary Report from the Commission of Inquiry, which was established to probe the discovery of an aircraft near the village of Yupukari, Upper [...]
$1M pledged to science and technology programme at SVN – President tells students at graduation ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 17, 2016) President David Granger, yesterday again emphasised the importance of designing curricula that are focused on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), which are the key areas necessary for [...]
CDC concludes Mass Casualty Management training -Mass gathering legislation coming soon
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2016) As Government moves to strengthen crowd management systems, The Civil Defence Commission (CDC) in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organisation/ World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO), today, conc [...]
Investigation launched into issuance of fake passports for Dataram, wife
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2016) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix has said that a full investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances under which convicted drug lord Mr. Barry Dataram and his reputed wife, Ms. A [...]
President underscores importance of education at BEST bursary awards ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (October 14, 2016) President David Granger, this afternoon, joined with his fellow comrades of the People’s National Congress (PNC) and members of the Burnham Education Scholarship Trust (BEST) to hand out bursary awa [...]