Georgetown, Guyana – (August 13, 2015) Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, last Wednesday August 12, 2015 held discussions with his counterpart, Desi Bouterse, President of the Republic of Suriname. President Granger was at the time in Suriname to attend President Bouterse’s official inauguration. His meeting with the Surinamese Head of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 13, 2015) Minister of State, Joseph Harmon today met with China’s Ambassador to Guyana, Zhang Limin at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss issues related to the final shipment of laptop computers under the former One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) project. The Minister and the Ambassador also discussed the E-Governance …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (August 12, 2015) – Minister of State, Joseph Harmon said that budget 2015 as presented by Finance Minister, Winston Jordan is part of the APNU+AFC’s vision which will set the stage for development in Guyana for the next five years. Speaking at the weekly post-Cabinet press briefing, the Minister said that, “we believe …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 12, 2015) The Government of Guyana has announced that it will join with other Caribbean countries to take a cohesive action and a proactive approach to dealing with the decision by the Hugh Wooding Law School’s to raise its tuition fees without prior notice. According to the Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana- (August 12, 2015) Cabinet on Tuesday, August 11, granted its approval for a Commission of Inquiry (COI) to be launched into the public education system. This will be done with the aim of finding out whether the system is working for the students who are in it. Speaking at this week’s post Cabinet …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 12, 2015) In light of statements by the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) that it was not consulted during the preparation of the 2015 Budget and neither was it happy with the salary increases given to public servants, Minister of State Joseph Harmon has said that limited consultations were as a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (August 12, 2015) – Minister of State, Joseph Harmon at his weekly post-Cabinet press briefing at the Ministry of the Presidency clarified that Amaila Falls Hydropower Project (AFHP) was ‘dead’ from the moment Sithe Global pulled out of the project in August 2013. The Minister was at the time responding to questions on …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (August 12, 2015) – Colgrain House has been identified as the new home of the Ministry of Tourism. Minister of Tourism, Catherine Hughes, who was part of today’s post-Cabinet press briefing, at the Ministry of the Presidency, said that this building is representative of Guyana’s tourism product, which includes heritage tourism. The Minister …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 12, 2015) President David Granger, in pledging Guyana’s support to the Union of South American Nation (UNASUR), stated that Guyana can serve as a bridge between UNASUR and CARICOM. Earlier today, President Granger, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Carl Greenidge and Guyana’s Ambassador to Suriname, Mr. Keith George met with UNASUR’s …
Read DetailsAs Guyana joins with the rest of the World in observance of UN International Day of the Youth, I as Minister of Social Cohesion, salute the young people of Guyana. As many of you know, young people comprise more than half of our population. As such growth and development in Guyana would only be sustainable, …
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