Georgetown, Guyana – (October 04, 2015) Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, has charged the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church to lead efforts in eradicating poverty and fostering social cohesion in Guyana. The charge was made at the 219th anniversary celebration of the founding of the church on Sunday morning. Addressing the gathering, Minister Ally …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 3, 2015) As President David Granger participated in a National Tree Planting Day exercise, in Bartica, Region Seven, he called on residents of the community to take the lead role in making Guyana a country with a green economy. The President made the call at a simple ceremony, which was organised …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) President David Granger has expressed his satisfaction that Guyana was able to achieve all of the objectives it had set out, heading into the meeting with Secretary General of the United Nations (UN),Ban Ki-moon, and which was attended by President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, on the sidelines of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) President David Granger informed that his Administration is working assiduously to find markets for Guyana’s rice. He made this disclosure during his first press conference, today at the Ministry of the Presidency. The President said that during his recent participation at the 70th United Nations (UN) General Assembly in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana –(October 2, 2015) Guyana has submitted its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) for the Climate Change Conference, scheduled to be held in Paris, France in December. INDCs will be foundational for the Paris climate agreement, demonstrating countries’ intent to decarbonise their economies …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) President David Granger said that the recent reports making the rounds on the media in relation to Suriname’s renewed interest in the New River Triangle is very opaque and requires clarification. This clarification will be sought in the coming days by Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge through Guyana’s envoy …
Read DetailsA visiting team from the National Archives of the Netherlands, earlier today, paid a courtesy call on President Granger, as they sought to brief him on the current digitalisation processes at the local National Archives. The team is expected to finalise arrangements, for close to 25 metres of document text from the Dutch period, from …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 02, 2015) Guyanese, today, joined in celebrating the 146th birth anniversary of, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, known as The Mahatma (The Great Soul), who will forever be known as the preeminent leader of the independence movement in British-ruled India. On the occasion, which also coincides with the United Nations International Day of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – October 2, 2015 The new United States (US) Ambassador to Guyana, Perry Holloway, pledged his support to the Government to eliminate any impediments to the country’s development. The Ambassador made these remarks as he handed over his Letters of Credence to President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency, today. He …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 01, 2015) As the world celebrates the United Nations designated International Day of Older Persons today, First Lady, Her Excellency Sandra Granger and her Luminous Women’s Group partnered with DeSinco Trading Limited to make a donation of milk to senior citizens at six homes in and around Georgetown. The recipient homes …
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