Month: <span>December 2016</span>
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First Lady provides capacity building for staff of State House

  • Posted: December 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 13, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, held a simple graduation ceremony to mark the successful conclusion of a one month Instruction on Table Management and Menu Planning course for the staff at State House. The course, which was a collaborative effort between the Office of the First Lady and …

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Caria Caria children receive early Christmas gifts from President Granger

  • Posted: December 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2016) President David Granger’s toy distribution exercise, today, continued at Caria Caria Village, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three), where close to 100 children were feted. He was accompanied by Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, Minister of Public Health, Dr. George Norton and Minister within the Ministry of Public …

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President Granger tells diaspora ‘If you love Guyana, come and invest’ -praises Wilsons’ for Buxton/Friendship Gas station and plaza investment

  • Posted: December 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 11, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on members of the Guyanese diaspora to return and invest in villages across the country of their birth, as he praised the overseas-based Wilson family for their $130M investment in a gas station and plaza in Buxton on the East Coast of Demerara. Speaking …

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Minister Ally brings Christmas cheer to Region Six children

  • Posted: December 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 11, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, today, said that children are at the heart of the Government’s development programme and it is putting measures in place to ensure that they have access to a good education so that they can become productive adults. The Minister was at the …

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Fifty-nine youth leaders called on to be innovators and promote ‘green’ development -Minister Harmon at Youth Leadership Training Programme graduation

  • Posted: December 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 11, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, urged the 59 graduates of the most recent Youth Leadership Training Programme to become advocates in the development of Guyana’s ‘green’ agenda and to be innovators and to take up positions of leadership in their communities in order to help mould the …

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Message of Condolence from His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the passing of world renowned conservationist, Diane McTurk

  • Posted: December 11, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2016) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana extends condolences to the family and friends of the late Conservationist and giant river otter expert, Diane McTurk. Ms. McTurk, who was a pioneer for ‘green’ development and eco-tourism, converted her family’s former working cattle ranch …

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First Lady calls on citizens to speak out against Gender Based Violence -16 Days of activism closing ceremony

  • Posted: December 11, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, attended the closing of 16 Days of Activism against Gender Based Violence (GBV), hosted by the Delegation of the European Union (EU) in Guyana, at its office in Sendall Place, Georgetown. The closing ceremony was timed to coincide with International Human Rights …

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President takes toy distribution exercise to Region Two

  • Posted: December 11, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2016) President David Granger said that children and their well-being are at the centre of the Government’s development programme for the country simply because they are the ones who will inherit our national patrimony. He was at the time, speaking at a Christmas party, where hundreds of children of the …

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Message of Condolence from His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the passing of GMSA’s President, Mr. Eon Caesar

  • Posted: December 11, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 10, 2016) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana extends condolences to the family and friends of late President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) and Managing Director of Safeway Security, Mr. Eon Caesar, who passed away on Friday evening at a hospital …

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President says GPF dedication and commitment will make Guyana safe again

  • Posted: December 10, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 9, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, told the Inspectors, Sergeants and other senior Police officials gathered at the Guyana Police Force’s (GPF) Inspectors and Sergeants Dinner held at the Marriott Hotel, that Guyana will once again become a safe and secure place for the children of Guyana, once they remain …

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