December 2016 – Page 10 – Office of the President

Climate financing partnerships with Guyana are a global good – President Granger at concert to mark Paris Agreement ratification

Posted: December 07, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 6, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, outlined three critical partnership areas for Guyana in support of climate financing in the international fight against the effects of climate change. These are improved coastal zone management, better drainage and water storage and supply systems and more modern hydro-meteorological services to improve weather …

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Diplomatic Corps donates US$1,000 each to ‘Five Bs’ and Shoes that Grow programmes

Posted: December 06, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 6, 2016) Members of the Diplomatic Corps, this morning, presented two cheques valued US$1,000 each to the Office of the First Lady and the Ministry of Social Cohesion in support of the Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books (Five Bs) and the Shoes that Grow programmes. Dean of the Diplomatic …

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‘Let the world know where Venezuela stops and where Guyana begins’ -President Granger at GDF’s Location Eteringbang Christmas Lunch

Posted: December 05, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 5, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the servicemen of the country, particularly those posted in the Eteringbang and other western Guyana locations to not only be watchful and on their guard, but to also to endeavour, through their actions and encounters, to let the world know that the Guyana/ …

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First Lady launches Self Reliance workshop at Blairmont Hindu Temple

Posted: December 05, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 5, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, took her Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to a group of 24 women assembled at the Blairmont Hindu Temple, West Coast Berbice, where she expressed the hope that it would spark an entrepreneurial spirit that will lead them to venture into …

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Final COI report into Puruni mining death handed over

Posted: December 05, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 5, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received the final Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), which was established to probe the circumstances surrounding the mining pit collapse and death of Mr. Keon Wilson, at Rock Creek, Puruni, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) on October 8, 2016. The Report was …

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Guyana to participate in CARICOM Diplomats Training Programme in India

Posted: December 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 4, 2016) Ms. Roxanne la Roc, Foreign Service Officer III and Ms. Sandy Williams, Foreign Trade Officer, both of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will attend a Mid-Level Diplomats Training Programme for CARICOM Member States, which will be held in New Delhi, India from December 5 – 16. The Programme will …

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Guyana to participate in Caribbean Development Bank’s 274th Board of Directors sitting

Posted: December 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 4, 2016) Ms. Sheranne Isaacs and Ms. Donna Levi, Guyana’s Director and Alternate Director on the Caribbean Development Bank’s (CDB) Board of Directors, respectively, will attend the Bank’s 274th sitting of the Board of Directors at its headquarters in Bridgetown, Barbados from December 6-8. This meeting will facilitate the presentation of …

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Guyana participated in Summit for Higher Education and Teacher Development

Posted: December 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 4, 2016) Guyana recently sent a representative to a Higher Education and Teacher Training in Latin America and the Caribbean Forum, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ms. Viola Rowe, Principal of the Cyril Potter College of Education (CPCE) attended the two-day Summit, which was conducted from December 2-3. The Summit was …

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Guyana to particpate in Regional Quality Assurance Framework meeting in St Kitts

Posted: December 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 4, 2016) Head of the Division of Trade and Prices, Bureau of Statistics, Ms. Maxine Bentt will be attending a Regional Quality Assurance Framework that will be hosted by Statistics Canada in Basseterre, St. Kitts from December 5-9, 2016. The Meeting will seek to develop a CARICOM Regional Quality Assurance Framework …

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Guyana participates in child labour meeting in Brazil

Posted: December 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 4, 2016) Guyana recently participated in the Regional Initiative for Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour meeting, held in Fortaleza, Brazil. Cabinet approved the attendance of Mr. Vickram Mohabir, Senior Guidance and Counselling Officer, Ministry of Education at the sessions, which were held from November 28 – December …

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