“Public Service sector must be efficient, impartial and merit based” – Minister Harmon
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2015) Minister of State, with responsibility for the Public Service sector, Joseph Harmon, has promised the sector much needed policy measures and changes in the coming months, as the Government rolls out its plans [...]
Canada signals readiness to assist with Local Government Elections and Sovereign Wealth Fund
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2015) Canada has expressed its willingness to support the Government of Guyana with the holding of Local Government Elections (LGEs), the setting up of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and the training and developme [...]
President calls on UN to protect small states
Georgetown, Guyana, September 29, 2015 – Small states risk being subjugated unless the international community can demonstrate the capability and commitment to provide an effective deterrent against domination by larger, stronger states. This was Pre [...]
President Granger to call for solid security for small States in maiden UN speech
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2015) With just a matter of hours left before President David Granger addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Head of State says his mission will be to call on the UN to offer some fo [...]
President confident that juridical settlement on border claims will be in Guyana’s favour
Georgetown, Guyana, September 28, 2015 – President David Granger is confident that a resort to the court to settle the Guyana-Venezuela border claims will yield a ruling in Guyana's favour. He was at the time speaking at a press briefing subsequent t [...]
“I sought no assurance from Venezuela, all I asked for was a juridical settlement” – President Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2015) As Guyana seeks to bring a legal end to the 50 year old Venezuelan territorial threat to Guyana, President Granger met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and President of Venezuela, N [...]
Visa Free travel to Russia for Guyanese
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge and his counterpart of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, today signed an agreement, on behalf of their countries, which will facilitate visa free travel for citiz [...]
President Granger seeks Cuban support even as he prepares to meet with President Maduro
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) President David Granger said that he is convinced that the outcome would be favourable, in terms of the region remaining a zone of peace now that Cuba has been briefed on the territorial threat Guyana faces f [...]
President Granger holds successful bilateral talks with Sweden and Angola
Georgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) Seizing the opportunity at the ongoing United Nations 70th General Assembly, where more than 150 world Leaders are attending, President David Granger yesterday continued a series of bilateral meetings. Early [...]
First Lady underscores importance of education at diaspora women’s forum in Brooklyn
Georgetown, Guyana – (September26, 2015) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger, earlier this evening, held an interactive session with women from the Guyanese diaspora in Brooklyn. During the meeting, which was held at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Mrs. Gran [...]