Georgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2017) Guyana’s contingent of athletes, who represented the country in the 2nd South America Youth games in Santiago, Chile recently, were today honoured by the Minister of Social Cohesion with the responsibility of Culture, Youth and Sports, Dr. George Norton for their outstanding performances at the continent’s most prestigious and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2017) As Guyana joins the rest of the world in the observance of International Day for Disaster Reduction 2017, under the theme “Home safe Home: reducing exposure, reducing displacement”, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who has responsibility for the Civil Defence Commission (CDC) and disaster risk reduction management, said …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (October 13, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sanda Granger, this morning, announced that the long anticipated Trainer of Trainers Programme for her Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop will get underway this November. The First Lady made the announcement at the closing cermony of the 21st such workshop, which was held in Mocha-Arcadia this …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion, with the responsibility of Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, encouraged students of the Mae’s Schools to become more physically active and to be well-rounded students, who can balance both academics and athletics. The Minister made these remarks at the Mae’s Schools’ Annual …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2017) The Department of Environment is currently facilitating an international mission from the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) from October 9-13, 2017. Guyana is a part of the 18 countries, which ratified the establishment agreement in 2012 that officially founded the GGGI. The international mission will be meeting with agencies …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2017) President David Granger, today, announced that the Burnham Education Scholarship Trust (BEST) has extended its mandate from ensuring just access to secondary education to support, as far as funding allows, to tertiary education. He made these remarks at the sixth Annual BEST Bursary Awards ceremony, where two students from …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency has secured US$1.5 Million (GY$ 300 Million) to finance the development of the ‘Green’ State Development Strategy (GSDS). This financing was approved by the Steering Committee of the Guyana REDD+Investment Fund following the submission of a detailed proposal and work plan. The financing also …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 11, 2017) President David Granger, today, said that the Government of Guyana is open to dialogue and working with the members of the private sector in Guyana for the growth of the country’s economy even as he noted that the administration is focused on creating a business environment, which promotes investments, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 11, 2017) President David Granger said that his Administration is committed to doing all that is within its power to ensure that important institutions of State, be it the National Assembly, the Judiciary, autonomous institutions and commissions, the conferment of national honours or the award of senior counsel, are not dismissed …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 10, 2017) Four Guyanese students, drawn from Queen’s College, St. Rose’s High, St. Stanislaus College and the New Amsterdam Multilateral School, are currently in Jamaica, participating in the Youth Climate Conference 2017, with support through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the Office of Climate Change. The Conference, …
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