Media Advisory

The Office of the President invites you to provide coverage for the following:
EVENT:       His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo will be
hosting a Press Conference
DATE:        April 15, 2008
TIME:        13:30 h
VENUE:     Credentials room, Office of the
President

Proprietors engaged in construction work are required to register with GWI
(07/10/10)
GWI moves to regularize construction sites where large volumes of water are being used and not accounted for through GWI’s metering and regulation systems.
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IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECTING OF ALL DEFAULTERS
(07/09/26)
The Guyana Water Incorporated intends to pursue the collection of outstanding revenues owed to the company by defaulting customers through an aggressive disconnection campaign country-wide.
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Health Ministry rolls out new approach to health care delivery
(07/09/26)
Public health staff across the country delivering health care would be introducing a new approach to caring for patients at the various health diseases, one that would better gear health workers to recognize and address chronic diseases in patients.
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New look for GMC’s Sophia Pack House
(07/09/20)
The Guyana Marketing Corporation’s (GMC) Central Packaging Facility located at the Sophia Exhibition Centre is currently undergoing extensive renovations geared towards enhancing the appearance and interior design of the building. This comes in wake of an increase in the quantity and frequency of agro-exports being processed at the facility.
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Renewed focus on suicide prevention National Oversight Committee established
(07/07/20)
The Ministry of Health has renewed its focus on mental health in 2007 and a new feature emerging is the formation of a National Suicide Prevention Committee to address factors that could possibly see a reduction in the incidence of suicide in Guyana.
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Government of Guyana Statement
(07/07/17)
Statement by Head of the Presidential Secretariat, Dr Roger Luncheon Cabinet met today, Tuesday, July 17 and examined the price increases of flour and its likely impact on the prices of bread in Guyana. Cabinet noted that these prices are associated with the world market prices of wheat and are actually being experienced elsewhere in CARICOM countries.
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Global Fund malaria consultations taken to Region Nine
(07/06/26)
In response to the Global Fund’s call for Round Seven funding of the Global Fund on Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, the Ministry of Health is applying for support for its malaria programme in Region Nine. Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, led a team from the Ministry’s Malaria Department to the Region on June 25 to consult with stakeholders on the objectives of the proposal.
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Minister Ramsammy appeals to GT&T’s staff altruism to increase voluntary blood donation
(07/06/22)
Guyanese are of an altruistic nature and it is to this sentiment that Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy appealed for persons to join the voluntary blood donation campaign so that the sector could reach its goal of 100 percent voluntary blood donors by the end of 2007.
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Office of the President Press Release
(07/06/14)
At the invitation of His Excellency, President Bharrat Jagedo, a meeting was held today (Thursday, June 14, 2007) with representatives of the Parliamentary Political Parties, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), the U.S. Embassy, the British High Commission, the Canadian High Commission and the International Donor Community.
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