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The ambulance that was handed over to the Ituni Health Centre.

Ambulance for Ituni

Earlier yesterday, Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill (left) received a courtesy call at his office, from Virjanand Depoo, Ambassador (designate) of Guyana to Suriname.
Depoo will soon take up his duties in Suriname, a release from the ministry said. (Ministry of Public Works photo)

Ambassador (designate) to Suriname visits Edghill

Sixteen teachers from primary schools in Regions Three, Four, Five and Ten on Tuesday completed a two-week radio scripting and presenting workshop.
Under the guidance of veteran broadcaster and communications specialist Dr Rovin Deodat (seated at right), the Primary School teachers were trained to plan, script and present educational content for radio. The scripts are being produced to reflect the Ministry of Education’s revised curriculum. (Ministry of Education photo)

Radio scripting:

Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson engaging residents of the Victor Valley commuinty during a vist to Linden yesterday. (DPI Photo)

Minister of Culture Youth and Sports, Charles Ramson engaging residents of the Victory Valley commuinty

Lighting of Diyas at Turkeyen

Beautiful Diwali scenes in and around the city last evening

A scene from yesterday’s Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Diwali motorcade which returned to the streets last evening after a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19. (Department of Public Information photo)

Motorcade returns:

The Golden Fleece Vishwa Jhotir Mandir’s winning float from the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha’s Essequibo Coast Praant Dharmic Naujawan motorcade on Thursday night

The Golden Fleece Vishwa Jhotir Mandir’s

Seventy women in Regions 7 and 9 have received Solar Photovoltaic Training through the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network (WiiN) programme in collaboration with the Guyana Energy Agency and the Board of Industrial Training. This training is intended to help women gain employment at the new solar farms in these regions. The training included servicing and repairing the equipment at the farms. Trainees were selected through the WIIN database. (Ministry of Human Services photo)

Solar power training:

Minister of Home Affairs, Robeson Benn (centre) sampling prison food during a tour of the Mazaruni Prison on Sunday. (Ministry of Home Affairs photo)

Sampling prison food:

Starting young: As part of Fire Prevention Month 2022, firefighters of B Division conducted several school visits where they engaged students on fire safety and prevention. Evacuation drills and other demonstrations were also carried out, according to the Guyana Fire Service.
The schools visited included Albion Primary, No. 5 Primary School, Belvedere Primary, Bush Lot Primary, Port Mourant Primary, Lower Corentyne Secondary, No. 36 Nursery and Primary, Rose Hall Nursery and Waterloo Nursery School. (Guyana Fire Service photo)

Starting young

People’s Progressive Party (PPP) members and supporters yesterday paid their tributes and last respects to late party stalwart Philomena Sahoye-Shury in an event outside of Freedom House, on Robb Street, Georgetown. (Office of the President photo)

Paying last respects

Minister of Home Affairs Robeson Benn examining safety gear, which was among the exhibits on display at the Guyana Fire Service’s Fire Safety Fair and Exhibition held at the National Park on Friday (Ministry of Affairs photo)

Robeson Benn examining safety gear

Tribute to Philomena Sahoye-Shury

Berbice Expo 2022 was launched yesterday at the Albion Sports Complex, Corentyne, Berbice. This is a scene from the Ministry of Education’s booth. (Ministry of Education photo)

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Massy Guyana executives and panel members of the company’s Graduate Trainee Programme celebrated with the seven successful candidates who recently completed their training within the organisation.
The seven university graduates are now management trainees under the initiative which is now in its 29th year here, a release from Massy said.
As the 2021 – 2022 batch graduated, the 2022 - 2023 batch of graduate trainees has started their training, the release added. (Massy photo)

Massy trainees:

Minister of Public Works, Juan Edghill on Wednesday visited Andy Duke, the Shift Supervisor on duty at the Demerara Harbour Bridge on Saturday, when the MV Tradewind Passion crashed into the bridge.
A release from the Ministry said that the Minister was accompanied by staff members of the Demerara Harbour Bridge Corporation (DHBC), along with Duke’ wife, Anande Duke.
Duke, who sustained a broken left leg has expressed his gratitude to his colleagues at the DHBC and Ministry of Public Works for checking up on him and ensuring he was receiving the best care while an in-patient at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. (Ministry of Public Works photo)

Edghill visits supervisor injured in bridge collision

The Guyana Fire Service yesterday conducted a March Past Parade in celebration of its 65th Anniversary and Fire Prevention Month 2022. The parade which consisted of about two hundred ranks from fire stations across the country was led by Divisional Officer, Andrew Holder and his Second-in-Command, Station Officer, Suresh Persaud. Some of the ranks marching yesterday. (Guyana Fire Service photo)

Fire service march past

A scene from the Youman Nabi observance at the Meten-Meer-Zorg Islamic Complex on the West Coast of Demerara yesterday. A release from the Office of the President said that President Irfaan Ali spoke about equality and the importance of human dignity (Office of the President photo)

Youman Nabi

Members of the Guyana Defence Force on Thursday participated in the 46th Cubana Air Disaster Commemorative Wreath Laying Ceremony. The ceremony took place at the Cubana Air Disaster Monument Site, located in the compound of the University of Guyana, Turkeyen Campus.
As part of the order of ceremony, the ranks performed the Last Post and Reveille.
Also, in attendance were Dr. Frank Anthony, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cuba’s Ambassador to Guyana, Narciso Socorrro (in photo). Cubana de Aviacion Flight 455 was brought down on October 6, 1976, by a terrorist bomb attack. A total of 73 passengers perished in the bombing, including 11 Guyanese students. (GDF photo)

Cubana remembrance

Fire service officers speaking to residents (Guyana Fire Service photo)

Fire prevention month

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