First Batch of Pharmacy Assistants graduate

- Minister Ramsarran urges them to be competitive

Georgetown, GINA, June 25 2008
A batch of 21 students graduated today from the first Pharmacy Assistant Training Programme conducted by the Ministry of Health, adding to the list of qualified professionals to serve the country.
The 12- […]

Region’s rice industry crucial to maintaining food security-Foreign Trade Minister tells ACP Council of Ministers

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
Just back from the Meeting of the 87th session of the African, Pacific and Caribbean (ACP) Council of Ministers in Addis, Ababa, Ethiopia, held from June 8 to 11, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation, Henry Jeffrey is calling on the ACP to ensure that the specific interests of Guyana […]

President says main Opposition spread ‘propaganda’ about protest numbers in NY

-instead of focusing on positives of Conference on the Caribbean

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
Relating the outcome of his visit to New York to attend the second Conference on the Caribbean and his and other Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Leaders’ interaction with Leaders and other members of the New York Diaspora, President Jagdeo said today during a […]

Number of visitors for CARIFESTA projected to be higher than CWC

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
Government is projecting that the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) X will see a larger number of persons gracing Guyana ‘s shores than was the case for Cricket World Cup (CWC) matches here in 2007.
This was the contention of […]

Surveillance tapes of criminals in Buxton not new-President tells media

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
President Bharrat Jagdeo today told the media during a press conference at the Office of the President that the surveillance tape which he referred to while in New York and which he said Government is in possession of that shows some of the criminals in Buxton consorting with persons in the […]

‘Let’s walk the talk’- Minister Manickchand

-tells participants at closing of domestic violence conference

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
The two-day conference on the elimination of domestic violence against women and children ended this afternoon with Minister of Human Services and Social Security Priya Manickchand urging participants after their intense training and deliberation on the domestic violence policy to ‘walk the talk’.
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Gov’t has requested US forensic assistance for investigation into miners’ murders-President urges Guyanese not to speculate

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
As speculations continue as to who may be responsible for the murder of eight miners who were found slaughtered in their mining camp in the Berbice River close to Christmas Falls, President Bharrat Jagdeo today at a press conference urged that people desist from this as the investigations are underway and […]

‘Grow More’ caravan taken to Kuru Kururu and Laluni

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008The ‘Grow More’ caravan was at Kuru Kururu and Laluni yesterday when Minister of Agriculture Robert Persaud and a team from his Ministry met residents and farmers to urge them to ‘Grow more’ and capitalize on the opportunities available on the international markets.  […]

Repair to National Park for CARIFESTA 90 percent complete

Georgetown, GINA, June 25, 2008
The National Park, Thomas Lands, which is one of several venues being enhanced for the Caribbean Festival of Arts (CARIFESTA) X to be held in August, is about 90 percent into its schedule of repairs.
Renovation of the park’s eastern […]

Youths on global exchange mission call on Minister Anthony

FIFTEEN youths from Guyana, the Caribbean and South Asia have commenced an exchange mission to address issues of globalisation and its effects on the underdeveloped and developing countries.
The youths from Jamaica, Grenada and India are members of the Council for World Mission (CWM), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) based in London which has coordinated the Short […]