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UPDATED: 05 Jun 2009 GMT
  • US Ambassador Commissions US$5000 Incinerator

    US Ambassador John Jones commissioned a “De Montfort” style incinerator at the Bartica Community Hospital. The project is part of the Guyana Safer Injection Project (GSIP), which seeks to prevent the medical transmission of HIV by reducing unsafe and inappropriate injections in Guyana...

  • U.S. Embassy Humanitarian Unit makes presentation

    U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Karen Williams recently presented school supplies and clothing to more than 300 children from single-parent, low-income households in the Wismar/Christianburg community of Linden.

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  • USAID $$$ to boost Guyana media profession

    U.S. Ambassador to Guyana John Jones recently launched an initiative aimed at strengthening mass communication and journalism in Guyana, funded by a US$300,000 grant from the United States Agency for Development (USAID).

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HIV/AIDS Poster Competition
The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, is sponsoring a poster competition under the theme “Celebrate Life”. Children/youths are invited to prepare artwork that depicts the theme.

Laboratorians at training session

Management Training for Laboratory Professionals
In its observance of National Laboratory Week, and under the theme “Laboratory Professionals Get Results,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in collaboration with the Ministry of Health recently provided training to twenty laboratory staff . . .

Graduates of Phoenix Recovery Project Treatment Program

Women complete substance abuse treatment program
Five women and one man recently completed the residential care phase of the Phoenix Recovery Project treatment program and were awarded Certificates of Completion.

U.S. Policy in the Region-building goodwill and friendships
The Common values, Shared interests: the United States and its promise in the Western Hemisphere highlights America’s official assistance to and engagement with the region, and provides a good overall view of the U.S. government's policy towards this area.