Month: <span>September 2017</span>

Minister Norton calls for a balance in education and sport -at Ann’s Grove Bursary ceremony

  • Posted: September 23, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion in collaboration with the Dochfour/Greenfield Harmony Group, today presented bursary awards to 18 students who were successful at this year’s National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA), the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and the Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) and for outstanding athletic performances. The …

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Beharry Group of Companies makes donation to hurricane ravished Caribbean countries

  • Posted: September 22, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 22, 2017) Answering the call of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) and the Government, to help provide relief to Caribbean countries that were affected by the recent catastrophic hurricanes, the Beharry Group of Companies today handed over $7 Million worth of food and cleaning supplies to the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). …

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National ‘Skip to my Lou’ competition launched

  • Posted: September 22, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 22, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion, in collaboration with the National Sports Commission (NSC), today, launched the National ‘Skip to my Lou’ (Jump Rope) Competition at the Ministry of Culture, Main Street, Georgetown. Speaking at the launch, Minister of Social Cohesion, with responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George …

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UNDP and Office of Climate Change launch local short film on climate change

  • Posted: September 22, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 22, 2017) The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in close collaboration with the Office of Climate Change (OCC), last evening premiered a 30-minute short film titled “Siege On My Land: Guyana’s Battle with Climate Change,” at the Umana Yana, Kingston, Georgetown. United Nations Resident Coordinator, Ms. Mikiko Tanaka in her welcoming …

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Guyana’s Meteorological office to benefit from 21 weather stations -more accurate, timely weather reports expected throughout Guyana

  • Posted: September 22, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 21, 2017) Guyanese citizens are expected to receive more accurate, timely weather reports from the Hydro-meteorological Services Department of the Ministry of Agriculture as it has now been boosted with 21 Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) to enhance its existing framework. These weather stations, together with site preparation and installation costs totalling …

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President Granger visits IADB’s D.C Office

  • Posted: September 21, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 21, 2017) President David Granger today, met with the Chairman of the Council of Delegates of the Inter-American Defense Board (IADB), Brigadier-General Luis Rodríguez Bucio in Washington, D.C. The IADB, which is considered the oldest organisation dealing with military and defence matters in the world, recently, celebrated its 75th anniversary. President …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the Perry Centre for Hemispheric Defence Studies 2017.09.21

  • Posted: September 21, 2017
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Human safety and environmental security in the Caribbean BasinA motley crew of eighty-eight undocumented and unwelcome European immigrants landed on an island in the Bahamas here in the Caribbean 525 years ago on 12th October 1492. The trickle of interlopers turned into a torrent. The Caribbean, in succeeding years, witnessed the establishment British, Danish, Dutch, …

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Remarks by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at Brazil National Day Reception – 195th Independence Anniversary of Brazil held at the Brazilian Ambassador’s residence September 7, 2017

  • Posted: September 21, 2017
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President David Granger: Vice President Carl Greenidge, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Speaker of the National Assembly, Honourable Dr. Barton Scotland; His Excellency, Ambassador, Mr. Lineu Pupo de Paula, Ambassador – the Federative Republic of Brazil to Guyana; Ministers of the Government; Members of the National Assembly; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; military attachés of Brazil …

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