Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Major Kester Craig, Deputy Director General of the Civil Defence Commission attended the First Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, which opened on June 8 and ended today in Asuncion, Paraguay. The meeting provided a forum for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Deputy Commissioner Inland Revenue, Tax Compliance and Enforcement of the Guyana Revenue Authority, Ms. Deanah Matthias attended the 43rd Meeting of the Caribbean Organisation of Tax Administrators (COTA) Executive Council, which was held from June 2-3, 2016 in Barbados. The meeting was organised by the CARICOM Secretariat and focused …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Ms. Towana Smartt, Manager GIS/Remote Sensing Unit and Ms. Jonelle Nedd, ACF-Small Concessions Unit of the Ministry of Natural Resources attended a Regional Planning Workshop for the Preparation of the Regional Report on the Situation of the Amazon Forest, in Lima, Peru, from May 30-31, 2016. The workshop was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana participated in the ‘Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Workshop for Enhancing Knowledge on the Adaptation Fund Project Development Process and Project Full Cycle’ in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Cabinet approved Guyana’s attendance at the two-day workshop, which started on June 7 and concludes on today. It is expected that …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Crime Chief, Senior Superintendent Mr. Wendell Blanhum is wrapping up his participation in the two-day Huawei Safe and Smart City 2016 Summit in Mexico City, Mexico. Guyana’s participation in the forum was made possible through an invitation from Mr. Timothy Odiean of Huawei Technologies, Mexico. Huawei is a world …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana is currently wrapping up participation in a ‘Regional Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) Training in Washington DC, United States of America, which has been organised by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Cabinet approved the attendance of Dr. Ozaye Dodson, Veterinary Public Health Officer, Ministry …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Cabinet approved Guyana’s participation in a joint Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)/Government of the Swiss Confederation regional workshop aimed at strengthening food safety systems in Panama City, Panama from June 14-16, 2016. Dr. Mark Pierre of the Ministry of the Agriculture will be attending the ‘Implementing the Codex Alimentarius …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Cabinet has approved financing to the value of $9.4M or the equivalent of US$44,750 for a team from the International Children’s Heart Foundation (Baby Heart) to perform cardiac operations on 18 children and provide technical support to the Paediatric Surgical Cardiac Programme at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. The …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) Guyana will participate at the Regional Seminar of the World Organisation for Animal Health’s (OIE) National Focal Points for Veterinary Laboratories from June 28-30 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Dr. Dane Hartley, Laboratory Manager (Ag) of the Guyana Livestock Development Authority’s Veterinary Services Laboratory and Guyana’s Focal Point for Veterinary …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) The Government of Guyana refutes claims by Executive member of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), Ms. Gail Teixeira that Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan has not written to the Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, requesting his constitutionally mandated list of three nominees for the establishment of …
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