Georgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2017) President David Granger said that education is gateway to equality, which will pave the way for employment and empowerment. Speaking during a visit to Kako Village in Cuyuni-Mazaruni today, he said that it is for this reason that his Administration has been placing so much emphasis on boosting teachers’ …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2017) As the Ministry of Social Cohesion continues its mandate to foster a more unified society, it hosted its second Diversity Education and Inclusion Workshop with stakeholders from Community Policing Groups (CPGs) in Demerara-Mahaica (Region Four), a group it identifies as an important development partner. Fifty-one stakeholders from CPGs in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 23, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, last evening, announced that the Government of Guyana has received more than 70 unsolicited Expressions of Interest from investors, who are interested in turning around the ailing sugar industry even as Government is working to ensure that the sector remains viable and the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (November 22, 2017) Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Amna Ally, this morning, described human trafficking as a developmental obstacle and reiterated Government’s commitment to ridding Guyana of every incidence of this crime of all humanity to ensure the protection of all Guyanese and those who visit this country. The Minister made these …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 22, 2017) President David Granger, this morning, said that the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) Multi-Stakeholder Expert Group will help to move the pursuit of a ‘green’ agenda from imagination to implementation and from reverie to reality. The President made these remarks at the opening of the Expert Group’s Conference this …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 21, 2017) Sixty young people from across the country were, yesterday, enrolled as the second batch of cadets at the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service (BCCPS). Senior Director of the BCCPS, Colonel Lawrence Paul charged the cadets to learn all that they can so that they can help to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 20, 2017) As Guyana joins the rest of the world in the observance of Universal Children’s Day, the Ministry of Social Protection in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Child Care and Protection Agency hosted the first ever Children’s Forum at the Ramada Princess Hotel. This event, which was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 20, 2017) Even as the State Assets Recovery Agency (SARA) is working to recover stolen assets, which is estimated to be valued at more than US$400M, the organisation, this morning opened a Law Enforcement Training Series on Assets Recovery and Financial Investigations, which targets more than 70 persons at the Felix …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 20, 2017) Nine Guyanese women will be participating in the second Women Innovators Network in the Caribbean Acceleration Programme (WINC AP) for women entrepreneurs. The women were selected from a total of 250 applicants from across the Caribbean. First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger attended the opening session of the eight-month programme, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (November 20, 2017) His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Commissioner of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and Commissioner on the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Public Service, Ms. Sandra Valerie Jones, AA, who passed away …
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