Georgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) Guyana recently attended a Consultative Forum on Environmental Health, CCH4, Sustainable Development Goals and Adaptation to Climate Change’ at the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) office in Barbados. Cabinet, on June 7, approved the attendance of Mr. Amarnauth Maraj, Director of Environmental Health at the Ministry of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) President David Granger, earlier today, accepted an invitation from the Solomon’s Temple in Philippi, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to participate in their fifth anniversary celebratory church service on August 21. Pastor Ewart Bagot, who presented the invitation to the President during a courtesy call paid on him at the …
Read DetailsGuyana’s patrimony Honourable Prime Minister and Leader of the House;Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Honourable Leader of the Opposition;Ministers of the Government;Honourable Members of the National Assembly;Ladies and Gentlemen: I am honoured to be here for the third time, in this year 2015, to discuss with you matters of importance – matters of national interest. I …
Read DetailsPresident David A. Granger: Good afternoon to all the awardees. Fellow Guyanese, I am very honoured to be here this evening to preside over this ceremony; for the first time as patron of the President Youth Award: Republic of Guyana. I am happy too, to be able to congratulate the awardees for their efforts and …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: “Social Protection and Agriculture”. This is a great motto as we aim to break the cycle of rural poverty. Guyana on this World Food Day, the 16th of October 2015, takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to ensuring greater food security is one of the means of eliminating extreme poverty and …
Read DetailsMadam Resident Coordinator, Her Excellency Mr. Khadija Musa; Ministers of the Government and Members of the National Assembly; Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Members of the United Nations agency and staff here in Georgetown; Special invitees, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen: I thought I had gotten over my 70th birthday celebrations two months ago, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, attended a reception to bid farewell to the 11th batch of the Chinese Medical Brigade and welcomed their replacement; a 16-member team of medical professionals, who arrived in Guyana two days ago. The reception was organised by the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown. First Lady, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the second session of the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Caribbean Region William F. Austin (WFA) Community-Based Hearing HealthCare training session at the Pegasus Hotel. The Foundation is training health care providers from 14 countries over three days and is outfitting more than 60 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger said that the Guyanese society is scarred and diminished by the blight of trafficking in persons and called on all stakeholders to go beyond hearsay and cultural barriers to gather evidence that will lead to prosecution of those that perpetrate this heinous act. She …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 13, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, launched the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in the town of Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), where more than 25 women will over the next week benefit from training that is expected to help improve their business management skills. During brief remarks …
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