Year: <span>2016</span>

President urges City Council to hasten relocation efforts for vendors

  • Posted: May 06, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to hasten its efforts to prepare and provide an alternative location for the vendors, who have been removed from the Stabroek Market Square. “I deeply regret that there has been some delay between the removal of …

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President Granger attends US- Caribbean- Central American Energy Summit

  • Posted: May 06, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) President David Granger, on Wednesday last, joined regional leaders from the Caribbean Community and Central America, at the US State Department, Washington DC for the US- Caribbean- Central American Energy Summit. The Summit was held to consider the way forward for the Caribbean and Central America, arising out of …

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Mother and Daughter Pageant participants pay courtesy call on First Lady

  • Posted: May 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) The participants of the 2016 Mother and Daughter Pageant, this morning, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at her office at State House. The founder of the pageant, Ms. Ingrid Fung and her daughter, Pageant Director and Executive Producer, Dr. Sulan Fung, accompanied the 21 …

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First Lady opens IT, skills training programme for youths of Victoria Village

  • Posted: May 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 03, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, officially declared open an Information Technology (IT) and vocational skills training programme for the youths of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara. The event was held at the Golden Grove, Nabacalis, Haslington Community Centre, which is also the venue of the 13-week training …

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Private sector has a role to play in the pursuit of a ‘green economy’ – says President Granger at launch of Eureka Medical Laboratories’ solar powered facility

  • Posted: May 02, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 1, 2016) President David Granger, last evening, speaking at the launch of the Eureka Medical Laboratories building, which is fully powered by solar energy, said that the private sector has an important role to play in advancing Government’s, and global, efforts to undertake sustainable initiatives in pursuit of a green economy. …

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President calls for greater emphasis on sports at level of the regions

  • Posted: April 30, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2016) President David Granger, last evening, called for new sporting initiatives and greater emphasis on the development of sporting facilities within the 10 Administrative Regions in order to bring about a new wave of sportsmen and women and renewed passion and enthusiasm for sports in Guyana. The Head of State …

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Guyana to participate in AML/CFT forum, workshop

  • Posted: April 30, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2016) Government has granted its approval for Mr. Lancelot Wills, Manager (ag), Legal Services, Division, Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) to attend the KAW Management Services Limited’s Eighth Annual Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT), Anti-Fraud and Financial Crimes Conference and Post Conference Workshop, both set for July. Cabinet gave …

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President Granger to attend Energy Summit

  • Posted: April 30, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) President David Granger will be joining his counterparts from the Region and the hemisphere at the United States Caribbean Central American Energy Summit in Washington DC from May 3-4, 2016. The discussions at this forum will address opportunities for increased cooperation in the region’s energy integration. The summit will …

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Finance Minister participating in ‘Governance for Growth with Equity’ forum

  • Posted: April 30, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan is participating in the World Bank’s Regional Conference “Cuentas Claras: Governance for Growth with Equity in Latin Americana and the Caribbean” in Montevideo, Uruguay. The forum is organised “to promote the dialogue about strategic policies to address the challenges of enhancing transparency and …

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First Lady praises efforts to support autism awareness, fundraising – over $600,000 raised for new Step by Step school

  • Posted: April 30, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 29, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, encouraged donors and well-wishers of the Step by Step Foundation to continue to support the initiatives to build a new school for children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) even as $685,000 has been raised during activities held to mark Autism Month. …

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