Last Updated on Sunday, 22 September 2019, 18:54 by Writer President David Granger says he will this week hold another round of consultations with his Cabinet and hopes that the outcome of those deliberations will lead to his announcement of a date for general elections. “The full Cabinet will meet again on Tuesday…,” he said. He described the issue of ...
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Granger pushing high quality education; no room for “handouts”
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 September 2019, 18:37 by Writer President David Granger says his administration’s priority is ensuring that Guyanese have access to high-quality, free education across the country instead of doling out “handouts” to the population. “It does not speak about gifts, it does not speak about handouts, it does not speak about vouchers. It speaks about education…if ...
Read More »President chides former European colonisers for attempting to “correct other people”
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 September 2019, 18:19 by Writer President David Granger on Sunday chided descendants of former European colonisers for attempting to “correct” instead of apologising and compensating for African slavery, at an address to the 2nd annual general assembly of the International Decade for People of African Descent Assembly – Guyana (IDPADA-G). “Some of the authors of ...
Read More »Fire leaves 2 dead, 15 jobless
Last Updated on Sunday, 22 September 2019, 14:49 by Writer Fire early this morning left two persons dead and about 15 people out of work. One of the destroyed buildings, located near the Vreed-en-Hoop junction, was owned by 85-year old Fazal Raymond, the first Regional Chairman of Region Three. He was assisted out of the upper flat of his building ...
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