President and Commander-In- Chief Republic of Guyana Saturday, August 8, 2020 His Excellency Chan Santokhi Hon. Edmund Hinkson – Representative of the Government of Barbados. Your Excellencies of the Diplomatic Corps Prime Minister Mark Phillips Chancellor Members of Cabinet Chief Justice Heads of the joint Services Distinguished Invited Guests My brothers and sisters of Guyana […]
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Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur. (BGIS Library) Former Prime Minister, Professor, The Rt. Honourable Owen Arthur, will be accorded a State Funeral with the “pomp and pageantry” befitting his outstanding contribution to this island’s landscape as the longest serving Prime Minister. Ministerial Coordinator for the state funeral, Colin Jordan, who is […]
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From left to right: Pro Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of the West Indies, Professor, The Most Honourable, Violet Eudine Barriteau; Principal of The Ellerslie Secondary School, Lt. Col. Errol Brathwaite; and Education Minister, Santia Bradshaw, after unveiling the plaque for the V. Eudine Barriteau Auditorium. (GP) The outstanding achievements of former student […]
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Youths blazing the trail in new PPP Cabinet Aug 05, 2020 Government, News, Office of the President Alexis Rodney Author email alexis.rodney@dpi.gov.gy —President says “multifaceted nature of skills” needed in Guyana DPI GUYANA, Wednesday, August 5 2020 A batch of young Guyanese is leading the way in what could be the youngest Cabinet ever, as […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson. (FP) Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley’s Special Envoy, Edmund Hinkson, M.P., will represent her at the inauguration of the President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Dr. Irfaan Ali. Mr. Hinkson will attend the morning ceremony, scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, August 8, at Guyana’s National Cultural […]
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(Stock Photo) A visitor to the island is now being investigated by Police after a complaint that she left a COVID-19 quarantine facility without permission earlier today. It is alleged that the visitor, who arrived on a flight from the United Kingdom, was tested at the Grantley Adams International Airport for the viral illness and […]
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Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc.(BTMI) The Government of Barbados has implemented a travel ‘Bubble’ for specific countries with a low incidence of COVID-19, effective August 5, 2020. They are St. Vincent, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis and Grenada. Under these new travel protocols, persons travelling within the ‘Bubble’ who have not travelled to or […]
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Humphrey: Connecting Caribbean People Important Acting Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Kirk Humphrey (left); Head of Global Markets, BTMI, Petra Roach; and Director of Caribbean and Latin America, BTMI, Corey Garrett (right), present interCaribbean Eastern Caribbean Operations Director, Gilles Busstuli, with a plaque and a token of appreciation following the inaugural flight of the […]
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Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, Dr. William Duguid, breaking ground at Parish Land, St. Philip, at one of the sites earmarked by Government for the relocation of Rock Hall residents. (F.Belgrave/BGIS) Minister of Housing, Lands and Rural Development, William Duguid, today broke ground at Parish Land, St. Philip, to start road construction at […]
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(Stock Photo) Officers of the COVID-19 Monitoring Unit closed four bars on the south coast and pulled two party buses off the road on Sunday night for breaching the protocols related to the wearing of masks in public spaces. Director of the Unit, Ronald Chapman, said that Chill Bar in Hastings, 6 Mix Bar in […]
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