Georgetown, Guyana – (September 9, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from the Canadian High Commissioner to Guyana, Mr. Pierre Giroux and the team that is in Guyana to kick-start the Caribbean Leadership Project, which will see the training of top level managers and Permanent Secretaries of the Government …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 8, 2016) Cabinet, at its meeting on Tuesday, September 6, gave its no objection for the award of several contracts, including one valued over $1 billion for a management strengthening programme at the Guyana Power and Light (GPL). Please see table below with full details of the contracts, which have been …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 9, 2016) Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Rear Admiral (rtd) Gary Best, earlier this week, led a joint team comprising officials from the Ministries of the Presidency and Communities in a visit to Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to conduct awareness and consultation sessions on the greening of the town. The team …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 8, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger today met, in two meetings, with Guyanese students, who have been awarded scholarships in the United Kingdom (UK) by the Commonwealth and the London School of Economics and Political Science. Meeting first with Mrs. Granger was Ms. Mariscia Charles, who will be pursuing her …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 8, 2016) Cabinet has granted its approval for the award of a $74.4 million contract to Builders Hardware and Quality Timber Project Company for the expansion and capacity building at the Leonora Diagnostic Centre (LDC) so that the centre can be upgraded to a maternity care facility. This upgrade will now …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, joined the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Guyana team on a site visit to the Mahdia District Hospital, the Community Day Care Centre and the Mahdia Secondary School to review the implementation of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programme in Mahdia, Potaro-Siparuni (Region …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, received the Letters of Credence from His Excellency, Jose de la Rosa Burgos, accrediting him as Non-resident Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to Guyana. The Ambassador is based in neighbouring Brazil. During the accreditation ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency, President Granger …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with the new United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Resident Representative to Guyana, Ms. Mikiko Tanaka for their first official meeting, at the Ministry of the Presidency. Ms. Tanaka, who has been in Guyana for about two weeks now, replaces Ms. Khadija Musa, whose tour …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 6, 2016) President David Granger, today, met overseas based alumnae of the Berbice High School, who indicated their interest in supporting the Government’s Buses, Bicycles, Boats, Books + Breakfast (Five B’s) programme. Ms. Wannetta Phillips and Ms. Elsa Blackman are currently in Guyana for the school’s centenary celebrations. Both women have …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 5, 2016) President David Granger, today, pledged an initial $1 million to boost the Berbice High School’s (BHS) computer laboratory as he noted that an education founded in in the Sciences, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects is key to innovation and transformation of the country. The President was at the …
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