Year: <span>2018</span>

ICT is an important national development instrument, will stimulate economies -President Granger says at opening of ICT Roadshow

  • Posted: July 09, 2018
  • 13

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 9, 2018) President David Granger said that Information Communications Technology (ICT) is a functional and practical response to the challenge of the digital deficit in Caribbean states; noting that it will promote greater inclusion and innovation and provide information services and digital industries consistent with the country’s Green State Development Strategy …

Read Details

First Lady opens second ‘Care for the Elderly’ workshop for 2018

  • Posted: July 09, 2018
  • 5

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 9, 2018) Thirty participants, drawn from various organisations and communities, today, began the first phase of the “Care for the Elderly” workshop, which is organised by the Office of the First Lady and sponsored by the Ministry of Social Protection. It is being held at the Regency Suites, Hadfield Street and …

Read Details

First Lady urges youths to embrace technology -at STEM Robotics exhibition

  • Posted: July 08, 2018
  • 2

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 7, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the Second Annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Robotics Exhibition hosted by STEM Guyana in collaboration with the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GTT) Company. The event was held at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall on Homestretch Avenue.  The First Lady, in …

Read Details

Minister Harmon visits flood-hit Region Nine -commits to deploying State’s resources to assist affected residents

  • Posted: July 07, 2018
  • 3

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 6, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, visited the Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine) where he charged the Regional Administration to work collectively with every stakeholder and to utilise every available State resource at its disposal to ensure that they serve the residents affected by flooding, even as the …

Read Details

Guyana, Jamaica to strengthen cooperation under Joint Commission framework

  • Posted: July 06, 2018
  • 0

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 6, 2018) The Guyana-Jamaica Joint Commission, which was inaugurated in 1997, will be reactivated and will form the basis of a three-year cooperation programme between the two states. This announcement was made by President David Granger after a bilateral meeting held with Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Mr. Andrew Holness, in the margins …

Read Details

Minister Harmon to partner with Queen’s Young Leaders Awardee

  • Posted: July 05, 2018
  • 0

Georgetown, Guyana — (July 4, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from the Queen’s Young Leaders Award recipient, Ms. Marva Langevine. The brief meeting was held at the State Minister’s Office at the Ministry of the Presidency. Minister Harmon expressed his pride in seeing a young Guyanese receive such …

Read Details

Saint Lucian Secondary School students tour State House

  • Posted: July 04, 2018
  • 0

Georgetown, Guyana – (July 4, 2018) Students and teachers from the Saint Mary’s College, a top performing all-male Catholic Secondary School in Saint Lucia, were today given a guided tour of State House by First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger. The students are currently in Guyana on an ecological tour, which is being coordinated by the …

Read Details