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Leonora Diagnostic Centre to be upgraded to maternity care facility
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 8, 2016) Cabinet has granted its approval for the award of a $74.4 million contract to Builders Hardware and Quality Timber Project Company for the expansion and capacity building at the Leonora Diagnostic Centre [...]
Early Childhood Development rolled out in Mahdia – UNICEF and First Lady participate in site visit
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, joined the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana team on a site visit to the Mahdia District Hospital, the Community Day Care Centre and the Mah [...]
President accredits new Filipino Ambassador
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, received the Letters of Credence from His Excellency, Jose de la Rosa Burgos, accrediting him as Non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Guyana. The [...]
President Granger meets with new UNDP Resident Representative
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with the new United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Resident Representative to Guyana, Ms. Mikiko Tanaka for their first official meeting, at the Ministry [...]
President’s ‘Five Bs’ attracts pledge of support from BHS old students
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, met overseas based alumnae of the Berbice High School, who indicated their interest in supporting the Government’s Buses, Bicycles, Boats, Books + Breakfast (Five B’s) programm [...]
$1M pledged for Berbice High School’s computer lab at centenary celebration -President Granger plugs importance of innovation in education
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 5, 2016) President David Granger, today, pledged an initial $1 million to boost the Berbice High School’s (BHS) computer laboratory as he noted that an education founded in in the Sciences, Technology, Engi [...]
GLSC conducts legislative review to harmonise land management agencies – report presented to Minister Harmon
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 5, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a copy of the preliminary report of a legislative review of the laws that deal with land management. This review was conducted by three Guyanese law [...]
First Lady attends ‘Emerge 5’ at Theatre Guild
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 3, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, attended ‘Emerge 5’, an evening of performances by children, held at the Theatre Guild Playhouse, Kingston. The show is the fifth programme prod [...]
First Lady comforts grieving mum from Aruka River accident
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 2, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, offered words of comfort and support to grieving Ms. Ophelia James, who lost two children in an accident on the Aruka River on the evening of Thursday, August 25. [...]
‘Concerted action must be taken to protect Indigenous customs, heritage’
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 1, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, launched Indigenous Heritage Month at the Indigenous Heritage Centre, National Exhibition Centre, Sophia with the charge that a concerted effort must be taken [...]