Georgetown, Guyana – (March 8, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) new Liaison Officer, Mr. Adler Bynoe at her office at State House. Mr. Bynoe was accompanied by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) Secretary General, Ms. Patrice LaFleur. The purpose …
Read DetailsToday, the Ministry of Social Cohesion salutes and celebrates the achievements of Guyanese women, and women all across the globe on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Today, we remember women’s struggles for equality, for the right to education, for the right to vote, for the right to work, for the right to fair remuneration …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2018) Over 500 persons with hearing impairment, today, received free hearing screening during the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s first phase of its Guyana hearing mission initiative for 2018. First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, attended today’s session, which was held at the National Exhibition Centre in Sophia. She expressed deep gratitude for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, visited the villages of Leonora, Meten-Meer-Zorg and Uitvlugt where he assured the Chairman and Councillors of the Neighbourhood Democratic Councils (NDCs) as well as residents that the Government will provide all the resources at its disposal to ensure that normalcy is restored …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (March 7, 2018) Permanent Secretary of the Department of Public Service (DPS), Mr. Reginald Brotherson, this morning, declared open the Department’s scholarship website for current and prospective scholars. The website’s launch was held at the Smart Classroom of the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD), Battery Road, Kingston, Georgetown. The scholarship …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, urged participants in the first Information and Communication Technology (ICT) training programme in the Melanie Damishana community to “think big” and to use the training from this workshop as a catalyst to a successful future. The programme, which is a collaborative effort between …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana — (March 7, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that literacy is the backbone of a child’s education, which grants him or her the keys to future success, in her keynote address at the opening of the Inaugural Literacy Conference, which was held on Monday morning at the St. Francis Community Developers …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2018) With an already strong defence cooperation programme with several bilateral partners, the Guyana and Defence Force (GDF) is now set to benefit from the expertise of the Mexican Army in the area of disaster response and management. This was confirmed today when President David Granger met with Mexico’s Ambassador …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2018) The Government of Guyana, in collaboration with the Government of Brazil, will on March 19-29, 2018, conduct reconnaissance work in Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine), which will pave the way for the drilling of eight wells in eight villages. This will assist in the storage of water for the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, said that the Government of Guyana welcomes the $2M donation from ExxonMobil Guyana towards the flood relief efforts for the residents and communities affected by the recent flooding due to overtopping of the seas defences on the West Coast of Demerara, …
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