Georgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) The Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, His Excellency Venkatachalam Mahalingam, today paid a courtesy call on Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman.There, Minister Trotman committed to meeting with the Indian High Commissioner in the near future to discuss possible areas of collaboration. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) President David Granger this afternoon met with a team from Innogen Technologies Incorporated, a company based in Barbados, whose core focus is on the utilisation of energy generated from the sun in households and businesses in the Caribbean. Chief Executive Officer, Vancourt Rouse explained that the company’s main …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) Members of the Indigenous People’s Commission, earlier today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger. During the brief engagement, the Commission sought the President’s advice on the way forward, since the official life of the body came to an end in April of this year. They have been …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) President David Granger today received an artistic representation of his image sketched by a very talented young woman, Jѐsusa Lee. Lee, who is a student of Queen’s College at the upper sixth form level, was accompanied by her mother Myrna Lee.
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) The Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) in collaboration with the University of Guyana, today launched the institution’s first Gender Studies Unit (GSU). The launch was held as part of the agenda of the National Conference on Gender and Development Policy, which commenced yesterday at the Arthur Chung Convention …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 27, 2015) Gender equality will be a top priority of this administration, over the next five years. President David Granger, while delivering the feature address at the first ever National Conference on the Gender and Development Policy today, said the government will be working to bring about true gender equality, which …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 27, 2015) Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, today, met with a delegation from the United States (US) Congress at the Ministry of the Presidency, where discussions were held on the strengthening of bilateral relations between the two countries. The delegation was led by Staff Director on the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, Mark …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 26, 2015) In keeping with the administration’s vision for youth development, Head of State David Granger this evening called on ex-members of the Guyana National Service local and foreign arm to play a greater role in moulding the nation’s youths. Earlier this evening dozens of ex-members of the GNS gathered at …
Read DetailsAugust 26, 2015 – (Georgetown, Guyana) As the 2015 batch of the Burnham Education Scholarship Trust, (B.E.S.T) awardees received their bursary today, they were urged to see education as an entitlement and to grasp at the opportunity to learn. The charge was made by President David Granger as he addressed students, their parents, and well-wishers, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 24, 2015) Today marks 100 days since the APNU+AFC Coalition Government has been in Office and is also the deadline for its 21-point 100-day plan. Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo said that, “We have, in fact, at 100 days today, kept those promises and we are continuing to deepen the implementation of …
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