Georgetown, Guyana – (August 23, 2017) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call from reigning Miss World Guyana, Ms. Vena Mookram, at State House. The 18-year-old East Bank Demerara resident outshone nine other contestants on June 25, 2017 to take home the crown. She believes that the Miss World Guyana platform will boost her …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 23, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, charged Regional Democratic Council (RDC) councillors of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) to take up their roles as the drivers of the social cohesion process in the region, at the Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Sensitisation Workshop for councillors and other key stakeholders. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 23, 2017) President David Granger, earlier today, met with Baroness Valerie Amos, now Director of the SOAS-University of London, former Leader of the House of Lords and representative to the United Nations (UN), where they discussed, among other issues, Guyana’s ‘green’ development pathway. President Granger, during the meeting, which was held …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2017) President David Granger sounded the call for the National Toshaos Council (NTC), the indigenous villages and communities and the Government and all its agencies to cooperate and work towards a common goal of development through education, economic empowerment, social protection, national security and the protection of the environment as …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2017) President David Granger, this evening, said that there is no greater investment in the world than an investment in children and their education as he commissioned three new 35-seater buses, which will serve school children in the North and South areas of Georgetown under the ‘Boats, Buses, Bicycles plus …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2017) The First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and use of the Automated External Defibrillator (AED) five-day training component of the ‘Care for the Elderly’ Workshop for caregivers began today at the Guyana Red Cross Society (GRCS) headquarters in Barrack Street, Kingston. The training is a collaborative effort between the Office …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2017) President David Granger, yesterday, committed to ensuring that a Memorial is erected at the Independence Park in 2018 to commemorate the 195th anniversary of the 1823 Demerara Slave Revolt, even as he announced that August 20 will from henceforth be recognised as ‘Demerara Martyrs’ Day. President Granger, who made …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who has responsibility for the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and the coordination of disaster relief efforts, said that the Government and people of Guyana stand ready to lend support to the community of Jawalla, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) as it mourns the loss of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 20, 2017) President David Granger said that the International Decade of People of African Descent (IDPAD) is too important to become an opportunity for racial or religious recrimination or to serve as an outlet for ‘fake’ history. He also called for purposeful and expeditious actions to ensure that the objectives of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 19, 2017) President David Granger, yesterday, held a special luncheon at The Rupununi Eco Hotel to express his gratitude to a group of women, who unreservedly threw their support behind him while he was on the campaign trail in March 2015 in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine). This was done on …
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