(September 23, 2015) CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Environment and Climate Change, earlier this week, convened a high level meeting in St Lucia, where the Region’s position on climate change, which will be presented at the upcoming United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference, was discussed. Guyana was represented by Minister of Governance …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 23, 2015) Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), Brigadier Mark Phillips, MSM has said that there is no increase in the number of GDF troops at the Guyana Venezuela border in light of the recent increase of activity by the Venezuelan armed forces. Brigadier Phillips, in response to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 22, 2015) On September 29, President David Granger will put forward Guyana’s position on the Venezuela territorial dispute when he addresses the United Nations General Assembly. While this has been a burning issue for the new administration, President Granger said the recent move by Venezuela to deploy military presence on its …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 22, 2015) The two People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPP/C) nominated Commissioners for the Guyana Elections Commission, (GECOM), were sworn in by President David Granger, earlier today. The Oath of Office was administered to former Public Works Minister, Robeson Benn and Attorney-at-Law, Ms. Bibi Shadick, at the Ministry of the Presidency. The …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 21, 2015) – First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon launched the ‘Buxton/ Friendship Remedial Education Project’, also referred to as the ‘Buxton Youth Development Project’, at the Friendship Primary School. The Project, which is a pilot, has been launched to place focus on slow learners as well as the high …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 21, 2015) – The South Central People’s Development Association of Rupununi, has become one of 20 organisations to capture the United Nations Development Fund’s Equator Prize for the year 2015. This is the first time Guyana has managed to capture that prize. The South Central People’s Development Association is a local …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 21, 2015 – Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, today met with General Manager of Oldendorff Carriers (Guyana) Incorporated, Paul Mohn at the Ministry of the Presidency and the company’s Director of Projects, Scott Jones. Minister Harmon assured the company’s executives of the Government’s full support for the continuation of its operations in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 21, 2015 – President David Granger, today, handed over laptop complete with a printer, headphones, a DVD writer and a flash drive to Ceion Rollox an 18-year old, visually impaired first year student of the University of Guyana. Rollox, who resides at Sophia, lost his sight at the age of 14. However, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 21, 2015) – Economic Advisers at the Oceans and Natural Resources Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Daniel Wilde and Dr. Ekpen Omonbude, today, met with Minister of Governance, with responsibility for the Natural Resources and the Environment,, Raphael Trotman, to discuss and begin work on the upgrading of the Upstream …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 20, 2015 – Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, today, attended the Guyana Equality Forum’s Peace Day, Novelty Sports and Health Fair organised by the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD), in collaboration with the United States Embassy and the Peace Corps. The event was held at the Eve Leary Sports Ground …
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