Georgetown, Guyana – (May 1, 2017) President David Granger, today, visited the headquarters of various labour unions in Georgetown to interact with workers as Guyanese celebrate another Labour Day. He was accompanied by Attorney General, Mr. Basil Williams, Minister of Social Protection, Ms. Amna Ally, Minister within the Ministry of Social Protection with responsibility for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (May 1, 2017) Eighty-eight young people, yesterday, graduated from the Youth Leadership Training Programme hosted at the Madewini Training Centre by the Office of the Presidential Advisor on Youth Empowerment. This is one in a series of programmes, which began last year and has seen over 200 young people being trained in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 28, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with the group of young Guyanese at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall, who are currently fine-tuning their robotic project in preparation for the inaugural Robot Olympics in Washington DC, USA in July. Minister of Public Telecommunications, Ms. Catherine Hughes, Director of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 28, 2017) Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, today, charged community workers who participated in the 30th Diversity Education and Inclusion Regional Training Workshop to be bold and active participants in the sessions and to learn the skills that will help them to foster a unified nation. The Minister made …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 28, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the closing ceremony of the Self-Reliance and Success in Business workshop in Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) at the Regional Board Room, Fort Wellington, Berbice. The First Lady, in her remarks praised the participants for committing to successfully completing the training and believing in …
Read DetailsLondon, United Kingdom – (April 27, 2017) President David Granger said that his overwhelmingly successful engagements over the past few days in London is a clear indication that there is renewed interest and investors’ confidence in Guyana and noted that while there is still a lot more work to be done, the current mood of …
Read DetailsLondon, United Kingdom – (April 27, 2017) President David Granger said that Guyana’s foreign missions must focus on propelling economic activity and investments; noting that staff who are deployed at those offices must be passionate about selling Guyana. “We have to start judging our performance on the basis of bankable returns, such as how many …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 27, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, paid a visit to the Step by Step Foundation’s school for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) located on the East Bank Public Road, Bagotstown, to get a personal look at its operations. Eighteen children from ages three to fourteen are enrolled in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 26, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with representatives of Gilead Sciences Incorporated to exchange ideas and set priorities for the ‘Every Caribbean Woman-Every Caribbean Child’ (ECWECC) Initiative and other social programmes aimed at enhancing the lives of women, children and adolescents. The meeting was held in the Conference …
Read DetailsLondon, United Kingdom – (April 26, 2017) President David Granger, today, met with the Queen of England, Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England in a private meeting, where he said discussions centred around the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC), a network of forest conservation initiatives, which involves all 52 countries of the …
Read Details
