Rules and GuidelinesThe future of Guyana has never looked better!! Through the discoveries of massive reserves of oil and gas comes the opportunity for transformation; the opportunity for every Guyanese to share in the wealth, well-being and security of a prosperous nation. The Department of Energy invites the submission of original artistic interpretations of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 15, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of prominent businessman, Mr. Inderjeet Beharry, popularly known as Indi Beharry, who died earlier today at the age of 78. Mr. Beharry is the son of Guyanese business magnate, the late Mr. Edward …
Read DetailsParamaribo, Suriname – (February 14, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, issued a call to the international community for High Forest Cover, Low Deforestation (HFLD) countries to be recognised as a special, priority group for sustainable and predictable financial flows to facilitate the urgent undertaking of mitigation and adaptation efforts to climate change. …
Read DetailsParamaribo, Suriname – (February 13, 2019) The Kingdom of Norway, this morning, announced that it will provide additional support to High Forest Cover countries, including Guyana at the Climate Finance Roundtable of the High Forest Cover Low Deforestation (HFLD) Conference held in Paramaribo, Suriname. The announcement, which is welcomed by Minister of State, Mr. Joseph …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 12, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, reiterated the importance of arts and culture in fostering social cohesion, during a ceremony to commemorate the birth centenary of Mrs. Valerie Rodway, CCH, LRSM. The building located at Lot 94 Carmichael Street, Cummingsburg, Georgetown was also renamed the Valerie Rodway House in honour …
Read DetailsParamaribo, Suriname – (February 12, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, within whose purview responsibility for the Department of Environment and the Office of Climate Change fall, is currently in Paramaribo, Suriname to attend the High Forest Cover, Low Deforestation (HFLD) Conference on Climate Finance Mobilisation, which began today and will conclude on February …
Read Details1. Background and Justification 1.1. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) was founded in 1959 and serves as the leading source of development financing for Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC). It provides loans, grants, guarantees, policy advice and technical assistance to the public and private sectors of its borrowing countries. Since the foundation, the infrastructure …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 9, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, said the increase in the number of government scholarships awarded since taking office in May 2015 is evidence of government’s commitment to national development and the eradication of poverty and ignorance. Minister Harmon who was at the time speaking at an orientation …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 8, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with the Guyana Football Federation (GFF) and the Guyana Hockey Board, which will pave the way for the construction of two state-of-the-art sporting facilities behind Durban Park. The Government of Guyana has given both entities a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (February 8, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, met with a visiting team from the German Development Bank (GDB), which is funding a €4.8M project, titled ‘Guyana Protected Area System’ for the Protected Areas Commission (PAC). The team, which was led by Dr. Jens Mackensen, Head of Division, Agriculture …
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