Month: <span>March 2018</span>

No effort will be spared to ensure we are prepared -Minister Trotman at opening of National Oil Spill Response Contingency Plan consultation

  • Posted: March 28, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2018) As Government moves to build and strengthen its capacity to deal with the potential hazards that come with the development of an oil and gas sector, Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, today, said that no effort will be spared to ensure that Guyana puts a sound disaster …

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India has contributed significantly to Guyana’s culture -First Lady at India Namaste exhibition

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 26, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, last evening, joined the Indian High Commission for their Sari Draping Exhibition, ‘Namaste India’ at the Pegasus Hotel. Delivering the feature address, the First Lady spoke of the rich contribution India’s culture has made to Guyanese culture through food, dance, tradition and fashion. “Here …

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Freemason Pro Grand Chancellor calls on President

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 26, 2018) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the Pro Grand Chancellor of the United Grand Lodge of England, Mr. Peter Geoffrey Lowndes, who is currently in Guyana to install Attorney-at-law, Mr. Roysdale Forde as the new District Grand Master. The installation ceremony will be held tomorrow. During …

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First Lady opens first STEM Guyana Robotics Workshop in Linden

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 26, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, made good on a promise that she made, last year, to students of the Harmony Secondary School in Wismar, Linden, to introduce the first Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana Robotics Workshop in Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) at their school. Thirty-two students …

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Community radio stations aim to empower citizens, promote greater inclusivity -President Granger says at commissioning of Radio Orealla

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 25, 2018) President David Granger said that the Regional Public Broadcasting Services are intended to empower citizens at the grassroots level through the creation of a more informed populace, the removal of inequality, encouraging greater participation and inclusivity in decision making on important national matters and improving village economies by giving …

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Drilling for Region Nine wells to commence in October -Brazilian Commander inspects ongoing reconnaissance work

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 25, 2018) As the Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the Government of Brazil through its respective Armies prepare to wrap up a ten-day reconnaissance mission in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), which will pave the way for the drilling of eight wells in eight villages, the Commanding Officer of the …

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Office of Climate Change donates laptops to Bartica’s STEM Clubs

  • Posted: March 26, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (March 25, 2018) Head of the Office of Climate Change (OCC), Ministry of the Presidency, Ms. Janelle Christian and Project Manager of the Transitioning to National Energy Security (TNES): Bartica as a Model Green Town, Mr. Gavin Bovell, yesterday, handed over two laptops to the Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Clubs of …

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‘We don’t need to play catch up’ -First Lady says at GT&T Innov8 Summit and Expo

  • Posted: March 25, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 24, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, commended the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) on its inaugural Innov8 Summit and Expo, which brought together hundreds of technology based businesses, business leaders, entrepreneurs, students and youth group members to showcase their creativity, exchange ideas and to create linkages …

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