Georgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion is hosting an Inter-Village Exchange Camp for 160 young people from 23 villages in South Central Rupununi in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), which is aimed fostering an appreciation of differences in order to build more unified communities. The participants, aged between 16 and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion, today, opened a Diversity Education and Inclusion Training Workshop for Councillors of the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) of Georgetown, a group it identifies as an important partner in the process of fostering solidarity at the community level. Several of the M&CC’s municipal staff …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, encouraged the 12 contestants vying for the Ms. Renaissance 2017 crown, to teach their children how to treat others with respect in order to foster self-confidence and healthy relationships, during a courtesy call at her State House office. The First Lady commended the …
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