Georgetown, Guyana – (January 6, 2016) President David Granger and his Administration came in for high praise, today, when he presented the keys to two 30-seater buses for school children to the Region Five, Regional Democratic Council (RDC). The vehicles were donated by corporate citizens to the President’s “Boats, Buses and Bicycles” (‘three Bs’) programme …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) The Ministry of Social Cohesion and the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (IAST) continue to undertake projects aimed at enhancing the livelihoods of Amerindian farmers and producers in the Region Nine area; recently returning from a five- day trip from the North Rupununi, where product development training, technical …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) President David Granger and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, made a brief stop at Durban Park, where work is on-going to transform the area into a multi-purpose recreational facility. The Park is being developed mainly for the benefit of South Georgetown residents but is expected to have …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) With six hundred flights to nineteen different destinations, Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary celebration is destined to be widely publicised, as a Caribbean Airlines 737 aircraft branded with Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary logo made its debut at the airport today. First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, and the wife of Prime …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, today, inducted the new members of the Guyana Gold Board (GGB) charging them to fulfil their mandate to the best of their abilities, for the good of the mining community and the nation. The Board members installed today are Mrs. Joycelyn Williams, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman, this morning, announced that he has mandated the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC) and the Closed Areas Committee (CAC) to urgently release higher yielding lands to small miners at the inaugural Small Miners’ Conference held at the Arthur Chung Convention Centre (ACCC). …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 15, 2016) President David Granger said that the thrust to develop greater economic independence demands investments and an increase in the volume and rate of business transactions, which can only be achieved if “the impediments to investment and other forms of economic exchange are removed,” in his feature address, this morning, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 14, 2016) The Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Tax Concession Review Committee (TCRC) today, started its first series of hearings for applicants for duty-free concessions in the mining sector.Ten miners appeared before the Committee, which comprises Minister of Natural Resources, Mr. Raphael Trotman, Ms. Euliene Watson, Technical Officer-Mining, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 14, 2016) President David Granger said 2016 presents a new opportunity for Guyana to “hasten economic development” by diversifying the traditional sectors and venturing into more value-added enterprises that will promote sustained economic growth, in keeping with Government’s vision to provide a good life for all Guyanese. “It is time for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (January 13, 2016) Thirty students of Region One (Barima-Waini) received bicycles, while more than 500 received shoes and other school gear, today, under President David Granger’s ‘Boats, Buses and Bicycles’ (‘three Bs’) initiative aimed at ensuring that all Guyana’s children are able to attend school. Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally …
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