Georgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2016)President David Granger, through his Public Information and Press Services Officer, Ms. Lloyda Nicholas-Garrett, today, provided $100,000 in initial support to Ms. Cidel Hector, a 22 year old security guard, who lost her home in a fire last week Monday that has left her toddler son nursing first, second and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2016) Fourteen Guyana Defence Force (GDF) officers, today, took their Oath of Allegiance and received their Instruments of Commission from Commander-in-Chief, President David Granger at a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency. The newly-commissioned officers successfully completed the Standard Officers Course (SOC) No. 48. They are now vested …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 8, 2016) After almost $500 million over a period of two years being expended on the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams said he is disappointed about the delay in the handing over of the report, due to a “lack of ink”; …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2016) Residents of Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara are the most recent beneficiaries of another outreach exercise conducted by the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Caring for Others (Guyana) Incorporated. Dozens of children and their parents turned up, today, at the Mocha Primary School for the activity, where they received …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the Congregational Church of Guyana to lead efforts, as it once did, in rebuilding communities and villages through education, social services and leadership. Speaking at the 208th anniversary celebrations of the Guyana Congregational Union (GCU), which was held at the National Cultural Centre …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) In keeping with their campaign promise to take the Government to the people, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon and other senior government functionaries, today, participated in the second ‘Public Day’ forum, at Perth Village, Essequibo Coast. Hundreds of residents from Perth and other nearby …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) Members of the Timehri North Action Group, headed by Chairperson, Ms. Carmen Simon, today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger, at the Ministry of the Presidency. Ms. Simon, in an invited comment, said the meeting was an opportunity to discuss mutual areas of interest and matters affecting …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, met with Executive Director of Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG), Mr. Dmitri Nicholson and Board member Mrs. Oneka Archer-Caulder to discuss possible areas for collaboration, at her State House office. Mr. Nicholson, in an invited comment, said that the meeting was organised with …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) President David Granger, in his capacity as CARICOM’s Lead Head of Government with responsibility for Agriculture, today, met with officials from the Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) to discuss his vision for Caribbean agriculture. CARDI’s Executive Director, Mr. Barton Clarke, Technical Services Manager, Mr. Francis Asiedu and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 4, 2016) The Ministry of Natural Resources is collaborating with the Ministry of Public Health and other agencies to monitor and arrest the spread of the Zika virus here, given Guyana’s proximity to Brazil, which is currently experiencing another outbreak of the virus in the northern and eastern parts of the …
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