Georgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2016) The E-Governance Unit within the Ministry of Public Telecommunications has received a boost from the Governments of India and China, in the form of specialised training in several areas of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), to further strengthen the capacity of the Unit. This will advance the Unit’s ability …
Read DetailsBy Floyd Levi OVER the many weeks since this series of articles on the good life has been published, readers have been given various perspectives centred on how the good life can be facilitated through multi-sectoral approaches. As promised, we will also explore how Information and Communications Technology (ICT) can lead to the good life …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) Residents of Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven), today, braved the rain to witness Bartica’s inaugural township celebration, a historic event for the 185-year-old community. President David Granger, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, Minister of Public Health, Dr. George …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) As a result of vast improvements in the range and quality of services provided by the Bartica Regional Hospital over the past eight months, referrals to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC) has reduced by almost 50 per cent. This was revealed by Regional Health Officer (RHO), Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2016) Residents of River’s View, Upper Demerara – Berbice (Region 10) are the latest beneficiaries of the Government’s “Boats, Buses and Bicycles plus Breakfast and Books” (‘Five Bs’) programme. President David Granger, today, commissioned two speed boats in that community. One was donated by Mr. Nazar Mohamed and his son …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, reactivated the National Disaster Risk Reduction Coordination Platform (NDRRCP), which has only operated intermittently for a number of years, at a meeting held at the headquarters of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC). Chairman of the CDC, Colonel (ret’d) Chabilall Ramsarup and other …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the Mayor and City Council of Georgetown to hasten its efforts to prepare and provide an alternative location for the vendors, who have been removed from the Stabroek Market Square. “I deeply regret that there has been some delay between the removal of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) President David Granger, on Wednesday last, joined regional leaders from the Caribbean Community and Central America, at the US State Department, Washington DC for the US- Caribbean- Central American Energy Summit. The Summit was held to consider the way forward for the Caribbean and Central America, arising out of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 04, 2016) The participants of the 2016 Mother and Daughter Pageant, this morning, paid a courtesy call on First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger at her office at State House. The founder of the pageant, Ms. Ingrid Fung and her daughter, Pageant Director and Executive Producer, Dr. Sulan Fung, accompanied the 21 …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 03, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, officially declared open an Information Technology (IT) and vocational skills training programme for the youths of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara. The event was held at the Golden Grove, Nabacalis, Haslington Community Centre, which is also the venue of the 13-week training …
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