Georgetown, Guyana — (April 23, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, on Saturday, declared open the first Regional Agricultural and Commercial Exhibition (RACE) for Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region Three) and said that the production, marketing and purchase of Guyanese products will be the catalyst for growth in the manufacturing sector and the expansion of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 23, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, announced that the Department of the Environment (DoE) is working on a proposal consisting of measures, which include a ban on the use of single-use plastics in Guyana. This type of plastic is made of low-density polyethylene, which does not break easily …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (April 23, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, officially opened the Incident Command System (ICS) Workshop for oil-related disaster preparedness, organised by the Civil Defence Commission (CDC), and facilitated by representatives from ExxonMobil. The opening ceremony was held at the CDC Headquarters, Thomas Road, Georgetown. The six-day training course will …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 20, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, addressed the charges of malfeasance in public office, which have been brought against former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh and Chairman of the National Industrial and Commercial Investments Limited (NICIL), Mr. Winston Brassington, noting that they are as a result of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 20, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Tuesday, April 17 received a donation of of £2000 from the Guyana United Kingdom (UK) Social Development Association (GUSDA) in support of her programme of activities aimed at empowering women and girls in Guyana. The presentation ceremony was hosted at the Guyana High …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (April 20, 2018) The Office of Climate Change (OCC), in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Government of Guyana (GoG) facilitated discussions with key stakeholders to finalise the official guidelines for the reduction of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions for municipalities across Guyana. The guidelines were defined in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 19, 2018) In a move that is a clear attempt to draw attention away from the malfeasance charges that have been filed against former Minister of Finance, Mr. Ashni Singh and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of National Industrial and Commercial Investment Limited (NICIL), Mr. Winston Brassington, the Peoples Progressive Party …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Vice Chairman, other officials, I’m happy to be here. The Chairman has spoken about problems and I am here with solutions and I am going to solve the problems that children have on Easter Monday and this is a solution to the Easter Monday problem. We have to come here to have …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Why are you all not in church today? Today is Good Friday. Well, Minister Amna Ally and the Regional Chairman and I are here to wish you a happy Easter- Happy Easter. Alright, as you know, Easter is a Christian festival that comes at the end of Lent; Lent starts on Ash …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: I’d be very surprised if within one year Mr Godfrey doesn’t have a little book about how the Buxtonians stopped a train. So I’ll ask him to do a little booklet so that all young Buxtonians growing up could be aware of the proud history of this community – and he’s right, …
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