Month: <span>October 2019</span>

Government working with international partners to ensure the ‘good life’ promise is fulfilled -Minister Hastings-Williams

  • Posted: October 12, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, last evening, reiterated that the Government continues to engage with its diplomatic partners and to secure training opportunities for Guyanese that would enable them to acquire skills that would allow them to remain relevant and compete in this fast-paced developing world. The Minister …

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Trees vital to human existence and preservation of Guyana’s Green State President Granger at National Tree Day observance

  • Posted: October 12, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 11, 2019): President David Granger, this afternoon, participated in the Ministry of Agriculture’s annual National Tree Day activities held at the Union Sports and Cultural Complex, No. 53 Village, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). The President, in his address, said trees are important to Guyana’s sustainable development drive. He said the National …

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MOTP calls for an immediate retraction of false Kaieteur News article -article designed to spread misinformation

  • Posted: October 10, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 10, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency condemns the deliberately false and misleading Kaieteur News article headlined, “No cash transfers in the absence of detailed studies – President Granger” and is calling for an immediate retraction. The article, published in the October 10, 2019 edition of the paper, deliberately perverts President …

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MOTP calls for an immediate retraction of misleading Guyana Times article

  • Posted: October 10, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 10, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency is calling for an immediate retraction of the deliberately misleading Guyana Times article headlined, “President’s advisor attempts to woo Region 10 RDC for biomass project”, which seeks, falsely, to link the Presidency and the Government to a private project. The article, which is published …

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DG Harmon reemphasises the importance of the Public Service -urges Human Resources practitioners to enhance management capabilities

  • Posted: October 10, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 9, 2019) Director General, Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, underscored the important role that Human Resources practitioners play in Public Service governance and urged them to sharpen their management skills to ensure that the sector becomes effective. Mr. Harmon made these statements in his address at the …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Accreditation Ceremony of His Excellency Ahmed Ibrahim Abdulla Al-Abdulla, Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Qatar. 2019.10.09

  • Posted: October 09, 2019
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I am pleased to accept the letters of credence accrediting you as Non-Resident Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. I congratulate you on your appointment and I welcome you to Guyana. I ask that you convey my personal best wishes to His Highness Sheikh Tamim Al-Thani, the Emir of …

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Great progress made in hinterland human development – President Granger at opening of 13th NTC Conference

  • Posted: October 07, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 7, 2019): President David Granger, this morning, declared open the 13th annual National Toshaos’ Council Conference being held at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara. President Granger, in his address to Toshaos and other village leaders, said development would be meaningless unless peoples’ lives could be improved. “Human …

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First Lady opens one-month ICT workshop for Mahdia residents

  • Posted: October 07, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 7, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, opened an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop for 30 residents of Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). During a simple ceremony held in the Regional Boardroom, the First Lady underscored the importance of technology to youth and community development, especially in providing greater …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the National Toshaos’ Council Conference 2019.10.07

  • Posted: October 07, 2019
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Human development and hinterland advancement Development would be meaningless unless peoples’ lives could be improved. Human development is at the core of ensuring a ‘good life’. It recognises the importance of improving people’s lives – especially in the four fields of education, health, livelihood and social protection. Human development aims at ensuring the ‘good life’ …

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