Georgetown, Guyana – (October 8, 2016) With the imminent swearing in of the Public Procurement Commission (PPC) expected later this month, President David Granger has said that his administration is committed to ensuring greater vigilance and scrutiny of infrastructural projects and awarding of contracts to eliminate opportunities for corruption and cronyism at all levels. The …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 7, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, attended the ‘Piano Improvisations’, an Evening with Dr. Patricia Cambridge, a well-known Guyanese Pianist, which was held at the National Cultural Centre. Dr. Cambridge is a winner of the Phillip Pilgrim Memorial Harp (1974) and graduate of the Boston Conservatory. She is currently a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 7, 2016) As the Government continues to address the incidence of crime in Guyana, the country will be welcome a security advisor from the United Kingdom (UK) next month, who will be working closely with the administration on the implementation of the Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP). This US$4.7 million …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 6, 2016) President David Granger, earlier today, toured the University of Guyana’s Centre for the Study of Biological Diversity (CSBD), with the aim of getting a first-hand look at the conditions of the centre and what what needs to be done to bring it up to par to international standards. The …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 6, 2016) Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana, President David Granger, earlier this evening, registered the nation’s appreciation for eight-six Guyanese, who have served their country with distinction, by bestowing them with National Awards, ranging from the Disciplined Services Medal for Meritorious Service to the Order of Roraima, for their outstanding …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 6, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, recommitted to ensuring that Guyana remains a zone of peace even as he noted that Guyana will continue to honour the martyrs, who have gone before, when he joined relatives of the victims of the Cubana Air Disaster, Ministers and other officials of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, attended the launch of an autobiography of 91-year old Ms. Carmen Jarvis entitled “From Seedtime to Harvest”. The book’s title was adopted from the lyrics of The Bishop’s High School’s song where she was a student and later head teacher. The event was held …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2016) President David Granger,, earlier today, assured the senior citizens of the country that their welfare is carefully being examined by the Government and new measures will be instituted in the new year to ensure that they are afforded a better quality of life. Among these measures, is the implementation …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 05, 2016) The Terms of Reference (TOR) for the investigations into the allegations of corruption and misconduct made by Mr. Kenwin Charles against members of the Guyana National Broadcasting Association (GNBA) Board was today handed over to Major General Ret’d Joe Singh, MMS, by Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, at …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 5, 2016) President David Granger said that the future of education requires teachers to have a fuller knowledge of Information Communications Technology (ICT). He was at the time addressing teachers at the official launch of ‘One Laptop per Teacher’ (OLPT) initiative held earlier today, at the Cyril Potter College of Education. …
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