Marrakech, Morocco – (November 17, 2016) President David Granger of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and Minister of Climate and Environment Vidar Helgesen of the Kingdom of Norway met today on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Convention in Marrakesh, Morocco, for a very constructive dialogue on the way forward for their forest and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 16, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, charged an enthusiastic group of 31 teenage mothers never to give up on themselves, in her address at the sixth graduation ceremony of the Women Across Differences’ (WAD) Comprehensive Empowerment Programme for Adolescent Mothers, which was held at the Umana Yana in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 16, 2016) The Ministry of Social Cohesion, yesterday, hosted the last of its 30 planned Regional Sensitisation and Strategic Planning Consultations in Kwakwani, Sub-Region Two and is poised to start its Validation Workshop, which will bring together key stakeholders, who participated in the process, to provide input and review a draft …
Read DetailsMarrakech, Morocco – (November 16, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with Minister of Climate and Environment, Mr. Vidar Helgesen on the sidelines of the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties (COP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) in Morocco. The President was accompanied at the meeting by Minister of …
Read DetailsMarrakech, Morocco – (November 16, 2016) The ‘green’ state development agenda, which is being advanced by the Government of Guyana, presents opportunities for Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states to invest in eco-tourism and climate resilient agriculture and access opportunities for education and research in bio-diversity. This view was, today, advanced by President David Granger, during …
Read DetailsMarrakech, Morocco – (November 15, 2016) President David Granger has supported the call for increased climate financing, particularly for adaptation, and based on vulnerabilities of countries and not their economies measured by their Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The Head of State made these remarks, during his address at the High Level Session (HLS) of the …
Read DetailsThe Cooperative Republic of Guyana demonstrated its commitment to the Paris Agreement by becoming the seventeenth state to deposit its instrument of ratification of the Paris Agreement on climate change, to the United Nations. That Agreement was aimed at limiting the emission of greenhouse gases. It represented a collective global effort to safeguard the environment …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 15, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, earlier today, met with Ms. Natasha Clarke- Solomon, a Guyanese resident in the United States of America and founder of The El Dorado Foundation Incorporated, to discuss several youth targeted projects and proposals, which are being planned by the organisation. These proposals centre on …
Read DetailsMarrakesh, Morocco – (November 14, 2016) President David Granger has described Guyana’s ‘green state’ policy as central to the long term development of the country, following a briefing meeting with the technical team attending the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Marrakesh, Kingdom …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 14, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, took her Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to a group of women in Linden, Upper Demerara – Berbice (Region 10), who were eager to capitalise on the opportunity to learn the necessary skills to start and advance their small businesses. This …
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