Georgetown, Guyana – (July 26, 2017) President David Granger, today, recognised the Ms. Renaissance Pageant as one that exemplifies not only womanhood, but the sanctity of motherhood, individuality and the achievements of women. The Head of State made these remarks during a courtesy call by the contestants of the Ms. Renaissance 2017 pageant at State …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 26, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from representatives of Ordnance Survey International (OSI) and Trimble Incorporated, two companies from the United Kingdom, which specialise in land management and mapping. The representatives are here in Guyana to collaborate with the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 26, 2017) His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Captain Collin Winston Martin, Chief Pilot at Roraima Airways. Captain Martin perished yesterday, Tuesday, July 25, 2017 after the Britten-Norman Islander aircraft he was operating crashed on …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2017) The Office of the First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, opened the third component of its Early Childhood Development Workshop with 37 exuberant stakeholders, who said that they were grateful for the opportunity to learn how to become more nurturing mothers and caregivers to young children. The workshop, which …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 24, 2017) President David Granger and members of the National Security Committee (NSC) are currently being briefed on the latest report of a prison break at the Lusignan Prison. The high-level committee is being briefed by Director of Prisons, Mr. Gladwin Samuels and Heads of the Joint Services at the Joint …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 22, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, said that family planning is an important service for women and girls, which contributes to sustainable development as she urged both women and men to take advantage of the services, which are being offered by the Ministry of Public Health at its health …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 22, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes any assertion that President David Granger has rejected the ruling of acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire on the case brought against the Attorney General, Mr. Basil Williams, by Mr. Marcel Gaskin, a private citizen, who had asked the High Court to provide an …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 21, 2017) The Office of the First Lady of Guyana is calling on citizens not to be duped by persons purporting to be running a scholarship fund in the name of the First Lady. The person(s) responsible for this fraudulent activity has/have been defrauding citizens in Bartica and other hinterland communities. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 21, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, said that education is of vital importance to the Government of Guyana, since it is the only way to ensure that young people achieve their full potential and are able to participate in the sustainable growth and development of themselves and their families, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 21, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion will launch its Inter-Village Exchange Camp on August 13, targeting 160 young people between the ages of 16 and 25 years old from 23 communities across Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine). The Camp targets pre-identified peer leaders and will run for one week. It …
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