Education is the tool that Guyana’s children will use to transform this nation. President David Granger has led the Government of Guyana in restoring the entitlement of every child to free nursery, primary, and secondary education and the right of every Guyanese to access education and training opportunities. Throughout the month of September, Guyana observed …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 4, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, today, commissioned the $1,069,000 Lynette Stephens Resource Centre in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region Eight). The Centre was named to honour the contributions made by Ms. Stephens, a past Head teacher of the Mahdia Secondary School. Minister Hastings-Williams, in her feature address, said that …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 4, 2019): President David Granger, this afternoon, said a National Industrial Policy (NIP) will be formulated to support existing industries, modernise the industrial sector, establish low-carbon industries, provide training in industrial skills and generate employment as the Government continues to take steps to ensure that Guyana has a skilled workforce that …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 3, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this morning, said that the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) continues to play a critical role in the development of the country’s education sector. The Minister made these statements on behalf of President David Granger at a GTU organized Prayer Breakfast Service to mark …
Read DetailsPublic education and national development Guyana – the largest CARICOM state – is a continental country with Caribbean characteristics. Its population density is 4 persons per km², compared to Barbados’s 660 persons per km² or Trinidad’s 254 persons per km². Guyana – a small state, faced formidable challenges, not the least of which was a …
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Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 1, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this afternoon, presented 85 food hampers to residents of flood-affected Zeelugt and visited communities Anna Catherina and Den Amstel, West Coast Demerara, Essequibo Islands – West Demerara (Region Three) to do some further assessment of the flood related damages. The Minister was accompanied …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 1, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, this afternoon, commended teachers and educators for their continued dedication to moulding the nation’s children and reiterated the Government’s commitment to investing in the sector. The Minister made these statements in her feature address at the Guyana Teachers’ Union’s (GTU) statutory branch …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 1, 2019) Guyana recently participated in a two-day Technical Meeting on the Quito Process held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during which the representatives agreed to the creation of a Regional Information Card for Venezuelan migrants. Legal Officer, Frontiers Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Dianna Khan and Officer-in-Charge of Ports of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 1, 2019): President David Granger has issued two proclamations for the holding of General and Regional Elections on Monday, 2nd March 2020. The President, by the power vested in him by Article 61 of the Constitution of Guyana, to by proclamation, appoint the day for an election under Article 60 (2) …
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