Georgetown, Guyana, (October 29, 2015) – Guyana is looking to expand the list of international financial organisations with which it does business and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) is vying to be the newest addition to that list. Earlier today, President David Granger met with the bank’s senior economist, Dr. Salman Syed Ali and its …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (October 29, 2015) – President David Granger, today, underscored the need for a reshaping of the education policies in this country in order to address the decline in the education system and reduce existing disparities. Speaking at the Ministry of Education’s 19th annual National Award Ceremony for students who have excelled in 2015, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana-(October 29, 2015) Minister of State, Joseph Harmon has called for a reformed public sector, which will ,cater to the needs of the Guyanese public, without fear or favour. Addressing the Annual Conference of Personnel Practitioners at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC), this morning, Minister Harmon said that the event was a key …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (October 29, 2015) – President David Granger, last evening, attended a dinner and award ceremony to mark the 46th anniversary of the official recognition of nursing assistants in Guyana. The event was held at the Guyana Nurses Association building on Charlotte and Alexander Streets. Nursing assistants from the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 28, 2015) Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally, today kicked off a national sensitisation programme in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) in keeping with some of the short term recommendations, which were made at the Social Cohesion Roundtable held on September 3, at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC). One of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 28, 2015) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger, earlier today, met with Ms. Ann Geer, Executive Committee member of the United Women for Special Children, along with other members of the organisation. During that meeting, discussions were held on areas of collaboration, which will aid in expanding the work of the office …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 28, 2015) President David Granger was today paid a courtesy call by Members of the Queens College Alumni Association of New York. The visiting team used the opportunity to brief the President on their plans for students of the school as it is their intention to maintain the high level of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, (October 28, 2015) – Members of the Women and Gender Equality Commission (WGEC) paid a courtesy call on President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency this afternoon. During the meeting, Chairperson of the Commission, Indra Chandarpal handed over to the President, the Commission’s annual report, which is tabled annually in the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 28, 2015) In light of ExxonMobil’s significant oil find in Guyana, the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will be hosting a two-day workshop on Building Capacity for Managing the Hydrocarbon Sector for Development in Guyana, from October 30 – 31, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 28, 2015) Minister of Citizenship, Winston Felix, met with representatives from InselAir and Roraima Airways, the airline’s local handler, to discuss their operations and Guyana’s air carrier regulations. During the meeting the airline agreed to work with Guyana to resolve the issues related to the recent incident where eight Indian nationals …
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