Georgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, today, called on Guyanese to move away from merely tolerating each other’s differences and to begin to accept them part of the diverse Guyanese identity, which must be celebrated rather than seen as a means of separation and segregation. The Minister was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2017) It has been brought to the attention of the Office of the First Lady that a flyer is being circulated, which includes an image of President David Granger and the First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger and which solicits $200,000 towards a fictitious medical scholarship fund. This scam is targeting …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2017) President David Granger, on Tuesday, was paid a visit by a group of primary school students from Paruima Village in Upper Mazaruni, Region Seven. The students and their teachers, who were on an educational tour in the City, were accompanied to State House by Minister of Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) President David Granger told the newly commissioned officers of the Standard Officers Course (SOC) No. 49 that they have a duty to constantly upgrade their skills and strive for higher learning particularly in the areas of modern science, technology and engineering so that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) can …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) Three students of the E.R. Burrowes School of Art were declared first, second and third place winners of the Office of Climate Change’s (OCC) Logo and Tagline Competition. They are Mr. Dillon Craig, who won the first place prize of $150,000, Ms. Herschelle Pellew the second place winner, who …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 22, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion will, tomorrow, launch Harmony Village on Main Street, Georgetown, under the theme “Beauty in Diversity; Celebrating Guyana.” As that theme suggests, the event is aimed at promoting the various cultures and the ethnic, religious identities of social groups in Guyana. Minister of Social Cohesion, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 21, 2017) Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan, this evening, signed a new Order to effect the suspension of the Parking Meter Project as of tomorrow, March 22, 2017 for a period of three months. Noting that the Georgetown Mayor and City Council had failed to act on the previous Order …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 21, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, is today, participating in the Supporting the ACP-EU Dialogue on Migration and Development Peer to Peer Exchange Meeting on Trafficking in Human Beings (THB) and Smuggling of Migrants Workshop at the Marriott Hotel Guyana. The First Lady is attending today’s session of the workshop …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI), Dr. Anuradha Gupta, today, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at State House, where she said that Guyana currently provides vaccinations to approximately 95 percent of its children population, an achievement that …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 20, 2017) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, urged Immigration Officers of the Guyana Immigration Department to let professionalism, courtesy and efficiency become their watchwords, as the Risk and Liaison Overseas Network (RALON) Border Awareness Training Programme for Immigration Officers commenced at the Police Officers’ Training Complex. Minister Felix, who …
Read Details
