Georgetown, Guyana – (September 17, 2015) With a solid plan set out by the new administration for the improvement of the local aviation sector, President David Granger has called on stakeholders to exploit the opportunities that will present themselves over the next five years.The President laid out this plan for the sector as he joined …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 17, 2015 – First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger today launched a business/entrepreneurship workshop at the Good Hope Learning Centre for a group of women in that community. The workshop is being conducted by Mr. Wayne Barrow from Interweave Solutions. Interweave Solutions is a non-governmental organisation that helps local organisations and congregations in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 17, 2015) Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, today, received a visit from French diplomat, Mr. Jean Mendelson, who is currently on a world tour to promote awareness on climate change. The diplomat was accompanied by French Ambassador to Guyana and Suriname, Michel Prom and Melvin Houwen, his sworn translator. Mendelson, who …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 16, 2015) Head of State David Granger will be heading a delegation to the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly, which has already begun in New York. Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge, is also expected to be a part of the delegation, which will deliver Guyana’s contribution towards the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 16, 2015) The Kaieteur National Park (KNP) has been re-opened as of today, Wednesday, September 16, 2015. The body of the woman, who had gone missing, was retrieved and transported by plane to Georgetown, today, for a post-mortem examination to be conducted later in the week. The body, which was first …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 16, 2015) Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, today met with a visiting team from the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime (UNODC) at the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Boardroom, where several key proposals were discussed. The UN team was headed by Regional Representative of the Regional Office …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 16, 2015 – President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger last evening attended a reception in commemoration of the 205th anniversary of the independence of Mexico at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston. The President lauded Mexico’s support for the region through the CARICOM-Mexico cooperation programme at the function. “Mexico’s geopolitical …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 15, 2015) “This enterprise can become a successful model for large scale mining, and for sound environmental stewardship. It can become a matrix for our mineral driven economic renewal.” These were the sentiments expressed by President David Granger at commissioning and gold pouring ceremony of Guyana Gold fields Incorporated and Aurora …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 15, 2015) His Excellency, Konstantin Zhigalov, Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan to Canada and Concurrent Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica, today became the first Kazakhstan Ambassador to be accredited to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).The presentation of credentials took place at the CARICOM Headquarters, Turkeyen, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 15, 2015) Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, who has responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment sector, yesterday met with a delegation from the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Guyana Gold and Diamond Miners Association (GGDMA) separately, to discuss the recently released Mining Report which was produced …
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