Georgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that collaboration among all sectors of society must be stepped up so that there is universal respect for human rights particularly with regard to rights for persons affected with HIV/AIDS as she noted that the world cannot be complacent when it comes to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 23, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from West Indies Cricketer Christopher Gayle at his office at the Ministry of the Presidency. During the meeting, the two sides discussed West Indies cricket, how the game can be improved and how it can influence the lives …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (July 22, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, called on the leaders of religious organisations across Guyana to petition the Government on issues that concern their organisations, congregations and communities. The Minister of State made this call at the 14th Anniversary Service of Prophecy One Deliverance Ministry (PODM), located on …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 19, 2018) President David Granger, today, met and interacted with members of the Linden Youth Leaders (LYL) and its regional chapters, whom he urged to explore the endless opportunities that await them in the area of entrepreneurship and enterprise as he noted that everything they need to venture into manufacturing and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (July 20, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, donated a robotic kit to the students of the Den Amstel Primary School, twenty-eight of whom completed a two-day Robotics Camp facilitated by Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana held at the school. In her brief remarks, Mrs. Granger said that the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, met with Mr. Pierre Nadji, Senior Country Officer, Guyana, Suriname and Belize, Latin America and Caribbean Region and Mr. Vickram Cuttaree, Program Leader- Sustainable Development, Caribbean Countries of the World Bank, to discuss the setup of the Department of Energy, which is …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger, this evening, placed on record his disappointment at the fact that history is no longer offered as a stand-alone discipline at the University of Guyana (UG). Speaking at the launch of Professor Emeritus Winston McGowan’s book entitled ‘A Survey of Guyanese History’, the Head of State said that “what use to be …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 19, 2018) President David Granger, today, met with Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at State House to discuss the appointment of the Public Service Commission and the Police Service Commission, whose lives ended months ago. The Leader of the Opposition was accompanied by former Attorney General, Mr. Anil Nandlall …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (July 18, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, called for a comprehensive health curriculum to be implemented in the education system at the early childhood level. Mrs. Granger delivered this charge while addressing attendees of the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) observance of World Population Day, themed “Family planning is a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2018) I write to respond to an article in the Kaieteur News titled “Felix dodges another Parliamentary meeting to explain unaccounted Haitians, Cubans” dated Thursday, July 12, 2018. This wholly fallacious and unsubstantiated account suggests that as Minister of Citizenship, I have been attempting to avoid investigation into what appears …
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