Georgetown, Guyana – (May 3, 2018) President David Granger, today, extended condolences to the families of the four fishermen, who were found dead and said that Guyana is working with Suriname authorities to find the 11, who remain missing after the piracy attack, which occurred in Surinamese waters on April 27, 2018. One of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 3, 2018) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call from Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, who is currently in Guyana to attend the Workshop for Judges and Prosecutors which is being hosted by Commonwealth Secretariat and the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF). The Secretary General informed the Head of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (May 3, 2018) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of the Public Service (DPS), Mr. Reginald Brotherson, this morning, refuted accusations of favouritism and cronyism against the Department by Ms. Karen Vansluytman-Corbin of the Guyana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) which were, on Tuesday May 1, 2018, published in the …
Read DetailsCommitment Statement on MalariaMalaria is a major public health concern. Malaria remains among the leading causes of death for communicable diseases in Guyana.Guyana is ‘ready to beat malaria’. Guyana commits to halving the number of malaria cases and malaria deaths by 2023, from the baseline 2015 total of 8,329 cases. Guyana has achieved significant national …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (May 2, 2018) The 100thBirth Anniversary commemorative stamps in celebration of the life and work of former President of Guyana, His Excellency Dr. Cheddi Jagan were, today, unveiled during a simple ceremony in the Mazaruni Room at the Ministry of the Presidency, Georgetown. The four collectable stamps, two printed in black and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 2, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of PriceSmart Incorporated, a publicly traded company in the United States, Mr. Robert Price as well as other Board members, who are in Guyana to explore opportunities for investment. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 1, 2018) President David Granger, today, declared that the door to his office remains open to all Unions working in the interest of all workers across Guyana, even as he noted that the days for confrontation are over. The President reiterated his Government’s support for the process of consultation, cooperation and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, on Saturday, attended the Women Across Differences’ (WAD), fundraising Brunch, Fashion Show and Exhibition, which was held in the garden of the Critchlow Labour College, Woolford Avenue, Georgetown. The event was organised to raise funding for WAD’s Comprehensive Empowerment Programme for Adolescent Mothers, which …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 30, 2018)First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, joined the Step by Step Foundation and Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited, in their annual ‘Light it up Blue’ Autism Awareness Walk, where she stressed on the importance of equal rights for persons living with Autism in Guyana. The walk, which was organised to raise …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 28, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, said that Guyanese can be assured that there are strong measures in place to protect their shoreline in the unlikely event of an oil spill. He was at the time speaking at the closing ceremony of the Oil-Spill Response Training Course, which …
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