Georgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, urged those in attendance at the National Youth Week Symposium to seek inspiration from individuals, who have overcome adverse circumstances and to invest in themselves by capitalising on the opportunities available to them to acquire marketable skills and to empower themselves. The Symposium …
Read DetailsOn the occasion of the 51st Anniversary of the Independence of Guyana, His Excellency David Granger, MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana is pleased to make the following appointments under the Order of Roraima of Guyana and the Order of Service …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Thirty-one women from various fields are among those who will be conferred with National by President David Granger and the Government of Guyana on the occasion of the 51st Anniversary of Guyana’s Independence for their outstanding service and sterling contributions toward national development. Leading the list of 69 awardees …
Read DetailsGuyanese,Independence Day celebrates the moment in history when, after 350 years of Dutch and British colonisation, our peoples abolished foreign rule. We established a ‘free state’ with the hope of ensuring equality and eradicating poverty. It was the day on which we adopted our own Constitution and erected institutions to govern ourselves and guarantee our …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Cabinet at its Tuesday, May 23, 2017 meeting granted its approval for the appointment of the Governing Board of the Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority, which will be Chaired by Ms. Christine MC Gowan. Ms. Zanna Frank will serve as the Deputy Registrar of Deeds and Ms. Nicole Prince, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Cabinet has directed that the Reports and Reviews of the operations of the Guyana Lottery Committee (GLC) and the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) be handed over to the Commissioner of Police for investigations. On Tuesday, Minister within the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Jaipaul Sharma, handed over the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Cabinet, at this week’s sitting, noted the award of a contract for emergency repairs to the generator set of the Transport and Harbours Department Ferry, MV Kanawan. The contract, which is to the tune of $13,048,010, has been awarded to Courtney Benn Contracting Services Limited. The MV Kanawan was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Senior Statistician of the Bureau of Statistics, Ms. Jacqueline Tull will be attending a workshop on the World Census of Agriculture 2020 round, to be held in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago from May 22-26, 2017. Ms. Tull’s attendance at this workshop was given the go ahead at the meeting …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Guyana will participate in the twentieth session of the United Nations’ Summer Youth Assembly to be held at its headquarters in New York from August 8-13, 2017, which will focus on involving youth leaders in advancing measures for sustainable development under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). The green light …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 25, 2017) Cabinet has announced Guyana’s participation at the International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the Council of National Nursing Association Representatives Congress in Barcelona Spain, on May 25 – June 1, 2017. During the course of this training, the nurses’ Congress is expected to demonstrate and advance the contributions of …
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