Month: <span>November 2016</span>

President reaffirms his commitment to assisting persons with disabilities

  • Posted: November 24, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 24, 2016) As Guyana prepares to observe National Disability Week, President David Granger, today, met with a group of persons with disabilities to hear their concerns and to discuss with them ways and means through which the Government can help to make their lives easier. The group was led by President …

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President pledges $1M to improve conditions at Kwakwani Primary School

  • Posted: November 24, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 24, 2016) President David Granger has pledged $1M to the Parent Teachers’ Association (PTA) of the Kwakwani Primary School to help improve the conditions under which students and teachers are currently forced to work. The President made this announcement earlier today when he met with a group of concerned residents of …

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Bertram Collins College of the Public Service officially opens – Minister charges cadets to embrace its motto

  • Posted: November 23, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2016) Fifty-nine young people from across the country were, today, officially installed as the first batch of cadets of the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service, at a glowing ceremony hosted at the Training Division of the Department of the Public Service, D’urban Street and Vlissengen Road, Georgetown. The …

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Government commits to making GNPL competitive, financially viable

  • Posted: November 23, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2016) Operating since 1939, the Guyana National Printers Limited (GNPL), which was once the primary printing source for all Government documents today is struggling to be competitive and profitable. However, the current administration believes that this national institution remains relevant and can still serve the printing needs of the public …

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Guyana-China relations greatly advanced during outgoing Ambassador’s tenure – President Granger

  • Posted: November 23, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2016) President David Granger was today paid a farewell courtesy called by outgoing Chinese Ambassador, Mr. Zhang Limin who said that Guyana is well-positioned to for greater prosperity in the future as a result of the Government’s emphasis on infrastructural and green development coupled with the recent discovery of oil. …

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36 youth graduate from Literacy and Numeracy Training Programme

  • Posted: November 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 20, 2016) Thirty-six young people from various communities countrywide, today, graduated from the first ever Literacy and Numeracy Training Programme hosted by the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment. These young people are now tasked with the responsibility of providing literacy and numeracy training to youth within their own …

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CoI into discovery of foreign aircraft given extension of time

  • Posted: November 19, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 18, 2016) President David Granger has granted his approval to a request for an extension of time for the submission of the final report of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into the discovery of the foreign aircraft at Yupukari, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo, Region Nine. The request was made by Head of …

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40 women graduate from second Self Reliance workshop in Region 10

  • Posted: November 18, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 18, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger was, this morning, greeted by an exuberant group of businesswomen at the closing ceremony of the Self-Reliance and Success in Business Workshop, which was held in the Conference Room of the of the Linden Enterprise Network building in MacKenzie, Linden, Upper Demerara – Berbice …

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Meeting with UNEP’s Erik Solheim a reaffirmation of UN support for ‘green’ state

  • Posted: November 17, 2016
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Marrakesh, Morocco – (November 17, 2016) President David Granger said today, following a meeting with the Executive Director of the United Nations Environmental Programme, Mr. Erik Solheim that the engagement has served to intensify the agency’s relationship with Guyana and concretises the commitments have already been made. Mr. Solheim, who is well known for having …

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Minister Ally presents brand new ambulance to Ituni

  • Posted: November 17, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 17, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, today, said history has been created in Ituni, when she presented a brand new ambulance to the Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) Regional Democratic Council for the community, at a simple ceremony hosted at the Ituni Recreational Ground.   Minister of Social Cohesion, …

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