A Guyana Civil Aviation Authority dinner and awards ceremony on November 7 at the Umana Yana, Kingston, to mark World Aviation Day saw 11 pilots, 5 engineers and more than 15 other aviation staffers being awarded for more than 20 years of service to the industry.
Leader of the Opposition, Brigadier David Granger this morning paid a visit to the Lusignan-Good Hope Learning Centre, East Coast Demerara. A release from APNU said that the centre which was established in 2009 by Sandra Shivdat and her brother Noel Naraine caters for the learning and developmental needs of more than one hundred and thirty five children from the Lusignan-Good Hope communities. Director of the Centre, Sandra Shivdat, a New Jersey based accountant, told the Opposition Leader that the main reason for opening the facility was the acute poverty and alarming rates of illiteracy plaguing the area. This APNU photo shows Granger (second from left) with members of the centre.
United States of America Ambassador to Guyana Dr. Brent Hardt, British High Commissioner Andrew Ayre, Canadian High Commissioner Dr. Nicole Giles and Head of the European Union Delegation Ambassador Robert Kopecky today visited Help and Shelter in observance of Human Rights Day which will be commemorated tomorrow. A release from the British High Commission said that the main focus of the visit was to raise awareness and lend support to the work that Help and Shelter is undertaking in battling Domestic Violence in Guyana. The diplomats also used the opportunity to urge victims of Domestic Violence to contact organisations such as Help and Shelter and to those witnessing domestic violence to speak out against it. Photo shows the diplomats with Help and Shelter staff.
Former Guyana Airways pilot Peter Murray (left) receiving his long service award from Minister of Transport Robeson Benn. (GINA photo)
Former Guyana Airways pilot Rodwell Astil Paul (left) receiving his long service award from Minister of Transport Robeson Benn. (GINA photo)
Former Guyana Airways pilot Azeez Nazamudeen (left) receiving his long service award from Minister of Transport Robeson Benn. (GINA photo)
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