Georgetown, Guyana – (September 20, 2018) The Government of Guyana will continue to invest in its senior citizens to ensure that they are comfortable in their golden years, Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Amna Ally said. She made these remarks today at the Palms Geriatric Home, where she commissioned three new elevators and a rehabilitated …
Read DetailsGuyana’s economic development has been constrained, historically, by the small size of its population, small domestic markets and the small range and volume of primary commodity exports. These have made its economy highly vulnerable to exogenous economic shocks. The Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the way to build more resilient economies, not only …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 20, 2018) President David Granger, this morning, said that the private sector has a critical role to play in regional economic integration as he noted that the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME) is the way to build more resilient economies, not only in the Caribbean but also in Guyana. The …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, 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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