Georgetown, Guyana – (August 23, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, today, said the management and sustainable utilisation of forestry resources is integral to the Government’s developmental trajectory. She was at the time addressing participants at the closing ceremony of a capacity building workshop funded under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 22, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon, officially declared open the Foundation for Real Christian Education (FORCE) located at Lot 4 Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara (ECD). The President commended the Principal of the vocational centre, Mr. Desmond Saul, for his hard work in ensuring that the youth of Victoria Village …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 22, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, attended the viewing of the body of the late Constable Winston Cooper, former member of the Presidential Guard, at the Lyken Funeral Parlour. President Granger had called for an inquiry into the death of Constable 2045 Cooper, during a visit to his East Ruimveldt, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon at the Ministry of the Presidency, met eleven scholarship awardees of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) who will soon travel to the People’s Republic of China to take up their five-year scholarships. The 11 Second Lieutenants will be pursuing studies in the fields of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, today, received a courtesy call from Dr. Elkhan Polukhov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan at her Ministry of the Presidency office. During the meeting, Ambassador Polukhov informed that his visit was primarily to brief the Minister on some …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 21, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, yesterday, travelled to Kurukubaru, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight) to get a first-hand look at the challenges facing the community, following a request residents made to her for foodstuff. In a letter to the Minister, the residents outlined that due to heavy rainfall since …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 20, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon, received a courtesy call from members of the Bethel Assembly of God Church, Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) at the Ministry of the Presidency. Bethel Assembly of God Church is this month celebrating its 60th anniversary and has a visiting delegation of approximately 25 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 19, 2019) Nineteen teachers will soon commence training, which will equip them with the necessary skills to teach English as a second language to children of Venezuelan migrants in Barima-Waini (Region One). The Government through the Ministry of Education (MoE) has been working with the Office of the United Nations High …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 18, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this afternoon, extended gratitude on behalf of the Government and people of Guyana to the United States (US) Air Force New Horizons team, which has built three community centres, one women’s shelter and provided health services to 13, 346 persons during their exercise …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 16, 2019) Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, President David Granger, this morning, observed the Guyana Defence Force’s (GDF) Field Tactical Exercise ‘Exercise Green Heart’ at the Colonel John Clarke Military School, Tacama, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten). Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo also observed the exercise. President Granger, in congratulating the …
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