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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsMarrakesh, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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, …
Read DetailsMarrakech, 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 …
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