Month: <span>October 2018</span>

Ministry of Social Protection donates supplies to Pineapple Street fire victims

  • Posted: October 17, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 17, 2018) The Ministry of Social Protection’s Difficult Circumstances Unit (DCU), today, donated a quantity of emergency supplies to Ms. Shanice Barrington and family, who suffered losses when their Pineapple Street, East Ruimveldt home was destroyed fire on Friday. Ministry of Social Protection, Technical Officer, Ms. Mabiola Howard, who presented the …

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‘Regional approach needed to tackle land issues’ -Minister of State says at UNCCD capacity building workshop

  • Posted: October 16, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (October 15, 2018) There is need for the Caribbean to have a unified approach to tackling land issues in the Region, Minister of State Mr. Joseph Harmon said this morning at the opening of a capacity building workshop for Negotiating within the Organs of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). …

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High-level EU delegation calls on Minister of State

  • Posted: October 16, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon was today paid a courtesy call by Ambassadors and High Commissioners of European countries to Guyana, who are currently conducting the Sixth Round of the European Union (EU)-Guyana Political Dialogue under the framework of the African Caribbean Pacific States (ACP)-EU Cotonou Agreement. The …

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Guyana and Newfoundland sign oil and gas MoU

  • Posted: October 15, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (October 15, 2018) The Governments of Guyana and Newfoundland and Labrador, today, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the area of oil and gas development. The MoU was signed by Minister of Business, Mr. Dominic Gaskin and Newfoundland and Labrador’s Minister of Natural Resources, Ms. Siobhan Coady in the Rupununi Room …

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MoTP condemns misleading Stabroek News editorial -calls for a retraction

  • Posted: October 15, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2018) The Ministry of the Presidency strongly condemns as inaccurate and misleading, the Stabroek News, Monday, October 15, 2018 editorial which contains several erroneous statements, which must be corrected. In 2015, President David Granger launched the Public Education and Transportation Service (PETS), which was popularly known as the Three Bs’ …

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Transcript of the address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at a community meeting in Rose Hall Town, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) October 12, 2018

  • Posted: October 14, 2018
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President David Granger: Honourable Amna Ally, Minister of Social Protection; Mr. Kirk Fraser, Chairman of the East Berbice-Corentyne Region of the People’s National Congress, regional officials; I am seeing here Brigadier Collins, Colonel London, I don’t know if there are any other major officials here, executive members of the PNCR in region number six, candidates …

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Transcript of the address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at a community meeting in Anna Regina, Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two) October 8, 2018

  • Posted: October 14, 2018
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President David Granger: Honourable Amna Ally, Minister of Social Protection; Honourable Annette Fergusson, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure; Mr. Rupert Hopkinson, Regional Executive Officer; Mr. Mark McLean, Regional Vice Chairperson of the People’s National Congress Reform; members of the Anna Regina Municipality; members of the Region Two Regional Council if any of them …

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Religious organisations play an important role in Guyana’s transformation

  • Posted: October 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2018) Religious organisations have an important role to play in Guyana’s transformation, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon said last evening. The Minister of State was at the time addressing leaders and attendees of the Seventh Annual International Missions Conference, held at the Vreed-en-Hoop Wesleyan Church, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region …

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First Lady commends CIOG for work done to assist orphans and vulnerable children

  • Posted: October 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the Central Islamic Organization of Guyana’s (CIOG) annual fun day for orphans and vulnerable children where she commended the organisation for its commitment to enhancing the lives of orphans and vulnerable children. “There is the confluence of education and care and the …

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