Month: <span>April 2019</span>

Guyana and Cuba conclude second round of bilateral talks on migration

  • Posted: April 12, 2019
  • 0

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, leading a local team at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, today, concluded the second round of bilateral talks on migration, with a delegation from the Government of Cuba. The discussion focused on strengthening collaboration between the two countries and providing a framework to …

Read Details

MoTP rejects Opposition claims that the nation is not informed of President Granger’s whereabouts

  • Posted: April 11, 2019
  • 3

Georgetown, Guyana (April 11, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency rejects the malicious statements made by Opposition Member, Mr. Joseph Hamilton which suggests that the nation is not kept informed about the whereabouts of President David Granger and is unsure who is running the country in his absence. Mr. Hamilton, who joined the People’s Progressive …

Read Details

MoTP rejects allegations of multi million-dollar contract by Gail Teixeira

  • Posted: April 10, 2019
  • 2

Georgetown, Guyana (April 9, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency (MoTP) rejects as malicious misinformation, the allegations in relation to a multimillion dollar contract issued to Videomega Productions being peddled by Opposition Chief Whip, Ms. Gail Teixeira. Ms. Teixeira, in a video statement on the People’s Progressive Party’s (PPP) Facebook page, this evening, accused the …

Read Details

Government in Action: Transitioning Guyana through STEM education

  • Posted: April 08, 2019
  • 5

President David Granger envisions an education system that provides students with the knowledge, skills, and values they need to become productive contributors in the economy of the future. In what is commonly referred to as the world’s fourth industrial revolution, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) have become driving forces in the global market. This …

Read Details

Public Affairs Minister opens Reading and Robotics Programme in Lethem -in partnership with STEMGuyana, other sponsors

  • Posted: April 05, 2019
  • 2

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 5, 2019) Minister of Public Affairs, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, yesterday, declared open the Lethem Reading and Robotics Programme, which is being hosted at the Lethem Library, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo (Region Nine). The programme, which is sponsored by the Ministry of the Presidency’s Department of Youth, the Ministry of Education and ExxonMobil …

Read Details

DEALING WITH WILDCATS’ SIGHTINGS/ ATTACKS

  • Posted: April 05, 2019
  • 13

The Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) has noted a recent rise in the sightings of and attacks by wildcats in communities across Guyana. In this regard, the Commission wishes to advise members of the public of the following in the event a sighting or an attack takes place. Here are some important points …

Read Details

Public Affairs Minister donates computer gear to East Coast entrepreneur

  • Posted: April 04, 2019
  • 3

Georgetown, Guyana — (April 4, 2019) Minister of Public Affairs, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, yesterday, presented a quantity of computer supplies to Mr. Daniel Pile, a young entrepreneur of Eastville Housing Scheme, East Coast Demerara. Mr. Pile, who has a number of physical disabilities, did not allow that to dampen his dream of providing for himself …

Read Details

Department of Citizenship not responsible for public notices for Naturalisation – newspaper admits layout error

  • Posted: April 04, 2019
  • 112

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 4, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency, Department of Citizenship, is refuting libellous claims made by Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, at his press conference on Wednesday April 3, that it is involved in fraudulent immigration practices after several public notices for Naturalisation were published in the Guyana Chronicle featuring conflicting …

Read Details

Resignation of MPs to take effect after Constitutional processes are applied – three APNU ministers who resigned to renounce foreign citizenship

  • Posted: April 03, 2019
  • 2

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 3, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, stated that while he has accepted the resignation of the four-coalition government Members of Parliament, their resignations will not take effect immediately as there are several processes which have to be applied. The Head of State made it clear that the replacement of Members …

Read Details

Govt rejects false claims by Opposition Leader -urges Mr. Jagdeo to be truthful, respect the Court ruling

  • Posted: April 02, 2019
  • 6

Georgetown, Guyana – (April 2, 2019) The Government of Guyana rejects outright statements made by Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, yesterday, on the Hits and Jams Radio (94.1FM) morning programme, Jump Start, hosted by Mr. Gordon Moseley. The Opposition Leader has repeatedly said that the Government is illegal and that the “constitutional arithmetic” is “ridiculous” …

Read Details