Month: <span>September 2018</span>

Guyana, Trinidad sign MoU for cooperation in energy sector -President Granger assures Private Sector has nothing to fear

  • Posted: September 19, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 19, 2018) President David Granger, today, said that the private sector of Guyana has nothing to fear as he signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the Energy Sector Cooperation between the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago with the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, …

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Lethem Town Week pageant contestants pay courtesy call on First Lady

  • Posted: September 19, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 19, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with delegates of the 2018 Lethem Town Week Pageant, who paid her a courtesy call at her State House Office. The delegates were accompanied by members of the Mayor and Town Council of Lethem and reigning queen of the pageant, Ms. Aaliyah …

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First Lady attends closing ceremony of Guyana Early Childhood Education Project

  • Posted: September 19, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 19, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the closing ceremony of the Guyana Early Childhood Education Project [GECEP] 2015 – 2018, which was held at the Umana Yana, Kingston. The project is a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Education and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) along with the …

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Parents laud First Lady’s Youth Development Initiative

  • Posted: September 19, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 18, 2018) Some 30 students attending the Company Path and Friendship Primary Schools, East Coast Demerara, today graduated from First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger’s Youth Development Initiative (YDI). During the simple but significant graduation ceremony held at the Friendship Primary School, the First Lady spoke of the success of the programme …

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Demerara Bakery to collaborate with First Lady to host robotic camps

  • Posted: September 19, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 18, 2018) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with the managers of Demerara Bakery to discuss possible collaborations in the area of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). During the meeting, held at the First Lady’s office, Mrs. Granger thanked the officials of the bakery for showing interest in STEM …

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DSS for Commissioner of Police, MSM for GDF’s Inspector General

  • Posted: September 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 18, 2018) Subsequent to the appointments of Mr. Leslie Albert James as Commissioner of Police and Colonel Trevor Earl Bowman as Inspector General of the Guyana Defence Force, President David Arthur Granger MSS, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces and Chancellor of the …

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First Lady’s YDI sees improved literacy and numeracy skills at Lusignan Primary

  • Posted: September 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 17, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger’s Youth Development Initiative (YDI) at the Lusignan Primary School has resulted in improved literacy and numeracy skills among attendees. The First Lady, today, attended the school’s graduation exercise for students who participated in a remedial programme and thanked the teachers for their dedication and …

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President Granger orders multi-agency task force to tackle South Rupununi problems

  • Posted: September 17, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana- (September 17, 2018) President David Granger, on Saturday, ordered that a multi-agency task force be set up to address the many multidimensional issues challenging the communities of the South Rupununi. The President was at the time visiting the community of Shulinab, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) for Heritage Day celebrations. The Head of …

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‘Cooperate and collaborate to arrest social decay’ -President Granger tells Ebenezer Congregational Church

  • Posted: September 16, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 16, 2018) President David Granger, today, urged the Ebenezer Congregational Church, one of Guyana’s oldest churches and a member of the Congregational Union here to cooperate and collaborate to arrest social decay. The Head-of-State, who was at the time speaking at the 175th anniversary service of the Den Amstel, West Coast …

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Economic prosperity is key to realising ‘the good life’ – President Granger says at Heritage Day celebrations

  • Posted: September 16, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 15, 2018) Villages such as Shulinab, located in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region Nine) must strive to realise their economic potential, President David Granger said today at this year’s Indigenous Heritage Day celebrations. The President focused his speech on economic prosperity even as he presented $5 million dollars to the …

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