Year: <span>2017</span>

Multi-stakeholder Expert Group will move ‘green’ agenda from imagination to reality -President Granger

  • Posted: November 23, 2017
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Georgetown, 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 …

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Children must be equipped to take over the reins of leadership -President Granger says at first ever Children’s Forum

  • Posted: November 20, 2017
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Georgetown, 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 …

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Assets Recovery and Financial Investigations Workshop opens -as SARA continues work to recover more than US$400M in stolen assets

  • Posted: November 20, 2017
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Georgetown, 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 …

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Nine women entrepreneurs to benefit from WINC AP mentorship

  • Posted: November 20, 2017
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Georgetown, 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, …

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Message of Condolence by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the passing of Ms. Sandra Valerie Jones, AA

  • Posted: November 20, 2017
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Georgetown, 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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‘Guyana needs you to build a prosperous future’ -President Granger tells St. Stanislaus College’s Class of 2017

  • Posted: November 18, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 17, 2017) As Guyana embarks on a ‘green’ development trajectory with an emerging oil and gas industry, President David Granger, today, told the graduates of the St. Stanislaus College that Guyana needs their skills, expertise and knowledge, particularly in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), to develop and …

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Public Service Appellate Tribunal plays vital role in governance of the Public Service -Minister Harmon says at dedication ceremony

  • Posted: November 17, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 17, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon said that the dedication of the Guyana Public Service Appellate Tribunal is a historic event given the important role that the institution plays in the governance of the Public Service. Speaking at the official dedication ceremony, which was held today at the Tribunal’s …

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Twenty-eight graduate from Training of Trainers workshop

  • Posted: November 17, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana — (November 17, 2017) Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Amna Ally charged the 28 graduates of First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger’s second Training of Trainers Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to create opportunities and develop project proposals for support by Government that will empower other women. The Minister was speaking at …

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