Day: <span>March 24, 2019</span>

Government in Action: Preserving Guyana’s Culture – Phagwah

  • Posted: March 24, 2019
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Phagwah or Holi is a jubilant Hindu festival, which marks the ushering in of the spring season and the commencement of the Hindu New Year. Holi also celebrates new beginnings, fertility, colour, love, and the triumph of good over evil. Holi: Festival of ColoursIn Guyana, people of every religion, ethnicity, race, and creed come together …

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Durban Backlands North residents receive potable water for first time since 1960s

  • Posted: March 24, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this evening, commissioned 29 standpipes in Durban Backlands North also known as Burnham Boulevard.  This is the first time that the community, which is unregulated has received potable water since the 1960s. In addressing residents at a simple ceremony, Minister Harmon said that …

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President David Granger successfully completes first phase of medical treatment in Cuba -Meets with Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla

  • Posted: March 24, 2019
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His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, has successfully completed the first phase of his medical treatment in the Republic of Cuba. The Cuban medical specialists who are overseeing his medical care for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma have expressed their full satisfaction with the President’s response to chemotherapy and his overall physical …

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