Month: <span>March 2017</span>

Social Cohesion’s Harmony Village opens tomorrow

  • Posted: March 22, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion will, tomorrow, launch Harmony Village on Main Street, Georgetown, under the theme “Beauty in Diversity; Celebrating Guyana.” As that theme suggests, the event is aimed at promoting the various cultures and the ethnic, religious identities of social groups in Guyana. Minister of Social Cohesion, …

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Trafficking in Human Beings and Smuggling of Migrants Workshop opens in Guyana -First Lady participating in first full day

  • Posted: March 21, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 21, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, is today, participating in the Supporting the ACP-EU Dialogue on Migration and Development Peer to Peer Exchange Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and Smuggling of Migrants Workshop at the Marriott Hotel Guyana. The First Lady is attending today’s session of the workshop …

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GAVI commends Guyana’s 95 percent vaccination rate

  • Posted: March 20, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Dr. Anuradha Gupta, today, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at State House, where she said that Guyana currently provides vaccinations to approximately 95 percent of its children population, an achievement that …

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‘Professionalism, courtesy and efficiency must be watchwords’ -Minister Felix at opening of Immigration Officers’ Training

  • Posted: March 20, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, urged Immigration Officers of the Guyana Immigration Department to let professionalism, courtesy and efficiency become their watchwords, as the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network (RALON) Border Awareness Training Programme for Immigration Officers commenced at the Police Officers’ Training Complex. Minister Felix, who …

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President commends Georgetown Rotaract for water conservation project

  • Posted: March 20, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) President David Granger, who is also the patron of the Rotary Club of Guyana, last evening, attended the ‘One Caribbean Charity Gala’ at the Pegasus Hotel. The event was organised by the Rotaract Club of Georgetown, who have committed themselves to raising funds in support of a water conservation …

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Degeneration of the family structure will hinder national development -President tells congregation at SDA church

  • Posted: March 19, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 19, 2017) President David Granger, today, attended the rededication service of the refurbished Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church. This event is also part of the activities organised to commemorate the 130th anniversary of Seventh-day Adventism in Guyana. The Head of State congratulated the Guyana Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and took the …

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Office of Climate Change spearheads ‘green’ agenda sessions in Schools -Regions 4, 5, 6 and 10 to benefit in first quarter of 2017

  • Posted: March 19, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 18, 2017) The Office of Climate Change (OCC), which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Presidency, in collaboration with the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN), yesterday, visited three schools in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to continue its countrywide Climate Change sessions, which are aimed at educating students on …

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Local exhibition can ‘unleash and marshal creative potential’ -First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger

  • Posted: March 18, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 18, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, attended the opening ceremony of the Arts and Tourism Extravaganza – Arts and Craft Exhibition at the Roraima Duke Lodge, Kingston. The event is a collaborative effort between the Guyana Creative Business Co-op Society (GCBCS) and the Tourism and Hospitality Association of Guyana …

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