Georgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) President David Granger, was yesterday, paid a courtesy call by Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mr. Akbar Khan, who is currently in Guyana to hold follow-up discussions on the CPA-sponsored Post-Elections Seminar, which was held in 2016. These seminars are aimed at building the capacity of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon said that Government will be heightening its counter-piracy activities in Guyana, in light of the recent deadly piracy attack, which occurred in Surinamese waters on Sunday, April 27. The Minister also assured local fisher folk of Government’s commitment to ensuring that they continue …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (May 11, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, reaffirmed Government’s support for all private initiatives aimed at stimulating economic activity as long as it does not interfere with public safety and order. The State Minister made these remarks in response to questions regarding the privately organised Guyana Carnival events, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) A batch of 26 graduates from First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger’s Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) training programme were, yesterday, offered an opportunity to obtain employment at the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), at the closing ceremony of the training, which was hosted in the Vigalstra Housing Administrative Building, …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Honourable Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion; Honourable Jaipaul Sharma, Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Mrs. Sharma; Mr. David Armogan, Chairman of the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, our host region; Mr. Chandra Sohan, President of the Berbice Indian Cultural Committee and members of the Berbice Indian Cultural Committee; Members of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2018) President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward to a single, legally-binding successor to the Cotonou Agreement that will open a new era in economic relations between the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group and the European Union (EU). He said that this new covenant should aim at enabling …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (May 9, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a cheque for $636,000 from Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry on behalf of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana. This sum, which is the first instalment of a total pledge of $6,000,000, will assist in purchasing the Robotics kit …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Officials; Ministers of the Government, you see we’ve come out here; we have got half of the Cabinet here; Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally; Minster of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams; Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, Annette Ferguson; Minister within the Ministry of Public Health, Dr Karen Cummings; ladies and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2018)President David Granger, today, informed India’s Minister of State, Mr. Satyapal Singh that his Government is keen on restoring the sugar industry to profitability and is open to cooperation with the Indian Government and investors from India, which is the largest sugar producing country in the world. Mr. Singh is …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 8, 2018) Non-resident Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Guyana, Mr. Didier Chassot, today, said that Guyana is becoming the ‘land of opportunities’ as he noted that with the development of an oil and gas sector and the pursuit of the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS), the nation is an attractive …
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