Day: <span>March 28, 2017</span>

First Lady to attend Hearing Mission with MOPH and Starkey Hearing Foundation

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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger will attend the Starkey Hearing Foundation in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Audiology Department – Hearing Mission, which will be held on March 30 and 31, 2017 at the Sophia Exhibition Centre. Members of Starkey Hearing Foundation, this afternoon, paid a …

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Presidential Advisor briefs Cabinet on oil and gas sector development potential -Exxon could make another announcement within weeks

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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2017) Newly appointed Presidential Advisor on Petroleum, Dr. Jan Mangal, today, briefed Cabinet on the future of the oil and gas sector, outlining how he sees his role and the actions that must be taken to prepare Guyana to manage the sector. This, even as Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. …

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First Lady discusses self-confidence, discipline with young models

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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from Ms. Abena Fung, Director of Image Model and Promotions Management and 15 of her models. During the meeting, which was held at State House, they discussed topics such as professional deportment, self-confidence, body confidence, education and the importance …

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Acting Chancellor, Chief Justice sworn in -way cleared for Court of Appeal shortages to be addressed

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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2017) President David Granger, today, administered the Oath of Office to Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards and Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire as they were sworn in to perform the functions of Acting Chancellor of the Judiciary and Acting Chief Justice, respectively. Speaking to reporters following the swearing-in ceremony at State House, the President …

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Remarks by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, at the Cove and John Ashram’s celebration of Maha Shivaratri on 24th February, 2017

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President David Granger: Swami Shivanand Sankar, Swamiji- administrator of the Guyana Sevashram Sangha; Sister Rajkumarie Singh, devotees, special invitees:It’s always a pleasure to be here. In fact, the first question I asked when I arrived was. “Why aren’t we having the ceremony outdoors?” It’s strange to be indoors because this is such a serene place, …

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Remarks by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, at the Commissioning Ceremony for the Water Production and Distribution System between ‘C’ and ‘D’ Fields Sophia and a distribution of bicycles under the ‘Five Bs’ programme, held in Sophia on 24th Febru

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President David Granger: I’m very happy to be here. It’s the first time I could drive into Sophia without stopping to pull my car out of potholes. [Applause.] When I drink water, I don’t have to hold it up to the sun; we now have lights; we now have roads; we now have clean water …

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Transcript of the Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Launch of the Department of Environment (DoE) Held at the Department of Environment 1st March, 2017

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His Excellency Brigadier David Granger: Minister of Legal Affairs, Minister of State, Minister of Natural Resources we have the whole Cabinet here- Minister of Social Cohesion, Minister of Agriculture, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (heavy, heavy), Members of the Diplomatic Corps, Head of the Department of the Environment, Mrs. Ndibi Schweirs, Heads and …

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