Month: <span>February 2016</span>
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Ministry of Social Cohesion, Caring for Others take outreach to Mocha Arcadia

  • Posted: February 08, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2016) Residents of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara are the most recent beneficiaries of another outreach exercise conducted by the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Caring for Others (Guyana) Incorporated. Dozens of children and their parents turned up, today, at the Mocha Primary School for the activity, where they received …

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Congregational Church must embrace its original role of communitarianism – President Granger tells audience at 208th anniversary celebrations

  • Posted: February 08, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the Congregational Church of Guyana to lead efforts, as it once did, in rebuilding communities and villages through education, social services and leadership. Speaking at the 208th anniversary celebrations of the Guyana Congregational Union (GCU), which was held at the National Cultural Centre …

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Essequibo residents welcome second ‘Public Day’ forum – say Government has demonstrated willingness to work with the people

  • Posted: February 05, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) In keeping with their campaign promise to take the Government to the people, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon and other senior government functionaries, today, participated in the second ‘Public Day’ forum, at Perth Village, Essequibo Coast. Hundreds of residents from Perth and other nearby …

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Timehri North Action Group meets with President Granger

  • Posted: February 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) Members of the Timehri North Action Group, headed by Chairperson, Ms. Carmen Simon, today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger, at the Ministry of the Presidency. Ms. Simon, in an invited comment, said the meeting was an opportunity to discuss mutual areas of interest and matters affecting …

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First Lady meets with YCG to explore areas for partnership

  • Posted: February 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, met with Executive Director of Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), Mr. Dmitri Nicholson and Board member Mrs. Oneka Archer-Caulder to discuss possible areas for collaboration, at her State House office. Mr. Nicholson, in an invited comment, said that the meeting was organised with …

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President meets with CARDI officials

  • Posted: February 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) President David Granger, in his capacity as CARICOM’s Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Agriculture, today, met with officials from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to discuss his vision for Caribbean agriculture. CARDI’s Executive Director, Mr. Barton Clarke, Technical Services Manager, Mr. Francis Asiedu and …

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President reaffirms strong commitment to advancing bilateral relations with China

  • Posted: February 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, reaffirmed his Government’s support to the People’s Republic of China, noting that the long history and interaction between the two nations has been one of the most fruitful since the formalising of relations 43 years ago. Speaking at the celebration ceremony of the Spring …

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East Coast Demerara residents benefit from latest Social Cohesion Ministry outreach

  • Posted: February 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2016) Residents of Melanie Damishana, Enmore and Bare Root, East Coast Demerara are the most recent group to benefit from another outreach exercise, which was conducted by the Ministry of Social Cohesion in collaboration with the charity ‘Caring for Others’ (Guyana) Incorporated. The exercise, which is aimed at assisting vulnerable …

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