Year: <span>2018</span>

First Lady encourages residents of the Rupununi to empower themselves – as one-week robotics and self-reliance workshops conclude

  • Posted: October 06, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, encouraged the 100 graduates from the Self Reliance and Success in Business and the STEM Robotics workshops, which were held from October 1-4 in the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) to take full advantage of their newly acquired skills and certificates. The First …

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Well drilling commences, water discovered at first site

  • Posted: October 05, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2018) The well drilling exercise in the South Rupununi, Upper Takutu – Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), which will see eight artesian wells being drilled in eight communities has officially commenced and authorities are reporting the discovery of water at the first site in Karaudanawa. Director General of the Civil Defence …

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Cabinet green-lights Guyana’s participation at regional, international fora -approves appointment of non-resident envoy of Romania to Guyana

  • Posted: October 05, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2018) Cabinet at its Tuesday, October 2, 2018 meeting consented to a number of matters. They are as follows: Cabinet briefed on the impact of US gov’t sanctions on operations of RUSAL Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 briefed Cabinet on the impact of …

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Three new passport offices to be up and running by the end of 2019 -Minister Felix

  • Posted: October 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 4, 2018) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, disclosed that his Department is working to establish passport offices in the Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) regions by the end of 2019 fiscal year. This is in keeping with the Administration’s vision of decentralising …

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‘The Public Service should be run like a business’ – Technical Adviser calls for Bertram Collins College to focus more on service delivery

  • Posted: October 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 4, 2018) Technical Adviser to Minister of Public Service, Mr. Vincent Alexander, today, stressed the need for the Public Service to be run as a business. Mr. Alexander was at the time addressing members of the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service during the opening of a three-day work retreat …

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‘Corriverton has the potential to become a commercial powerhouse’ – President Granger calls on residents to embrace local governance at community meeting

  • Posted: October 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana (October 3, 2018) Emphasising the power of local governance and cooperation, President David Granger, last evening, told residents of Corriverton, located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region (Region Six), that the town has the potential to become a commercial powerhouse. The Head of State was at the time speaking at a community meeting held …

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