Georgetown, Guyana – (October 23, 2015) First Lady Sandra Granger, has issued a call for those responsible for statutory rape to be pursued and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Addressing the gathering at the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association’s (GRPA) Fundraising Dinner on Thursday evening, at the Pegasus Hotel, Mrs. Granger pointed out …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (October 23, 2015) – President David was today paid a courtesy call by Mr. Lionel Persaud and Mr. Peter Assing from the Gideon International Organisation, who presented him a copy of the Bible. Gideons International is an evangelical Christian association whose primary activity is distributing copies of the Bible free of charge. In …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 22, 2015) Almost two months since the Ministry of Social Cohesion held its Roundtable on Social Cohesion at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC), several short term recommendations made at the forum, are already being implemented. Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, in an invited comment, today, said that while the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 22, 2015) In a move that shows no regard for diplomacy, Venezuela’s Ambassador to Ottawa, Canada issued a warning letter to Guyana Goldfields Incorporated, Canadian mining company operating in Guyana, informing them, that its operations are “infringing on the territorial sovereignty of Venezuela”. Guyana Goldfields has a mining operation in the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 22, 2015) First Lady Mrs. Sandra in her quest to extend much need services to vulnerable groups, including children and the elderly, today, met with Mrs. Paula Mohammed-Benjamin, of the Foundation for the Development of Caribbean Children.Coming out of the meeting, the First Lady said ideas were shared on how services …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 21, 2015) “The proper development of the agricultural sector can play a crucial role in breaking the cycle of rural poverty”, said First Lady Sandra Granger to students and teachers, today at the Ministry of Education and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations’ Secondary Schools Home Economics …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 21, 2015) The Government of Guyana, through President David Granger, today provided some initial support for Berbice High School student, fifteen year old Sarah Shivpersaud, who lost her School Based Assessments (SBA), school books, uniforms and other personal effects, when her home was completely destroyed by fire, earlier this week. During …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 21, 2015) The Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company (GTT), Justin Nedd, says the company is working to help realise the government’s vision for extended and better quality network services to Hinterland regions. Earlier today, Nedd, along with Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Tele-Network (ATN,) Michael Prior, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 20, 2015) “I think this workshop today is very well received. It’s very important and I know the residents of Blueberry Hill do appreciate this very much. Blueberry Hill was like the lost city. Nobody ever remembered us.” These were the sentiments expressed by Cicely Montrose, who participated today in the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 19, 2015) First Lady Sandra Granger this afternoon met with several Board members from the Guyana Responsible Parenthood Association (GRPA) at her office at State House. The team from the GRPA was headed by Director, Patricia Sheeratan-Bisnauth and included President of the Board, Dr. Karen Boyle and Mr. Ramsey Ali, a …
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