Guyana attends meeting on ‘Unmet need for contraception…in the time of zika’
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) Guyana, yesterday, wrapped up participation in a three-day meeting titled ‘Responding to Unmet need for Contraception with Evidence and High Impact Practices in Time of Zika’ in Lima, Peru. On Ju [...]
Guyana attended the Consultative Forum on Environmental Health
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) Guyana recently attended a Consultative Forum on Environmental Health, CCH4, Sustainable Development Goals and Adaptation to Climate Change’ at the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organis [...]
President Granger agrees to attend Solomon’s Temple anniversary service
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 16, 2016) President David Granger, earlier today, accepted an invitation from the Solomon’s Temple in Philippi, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) to participate in their fifth anniversary celebratory church se [...]
Address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to the National Assembly on the claims of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Republic of Suriname to Guyana’s territory – October 22, 2015
Guyana’s patrimony Honourable Prime Minister and Leader of the House;Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Honourable Leader of the Opposition;Ministers of the Government;Honourable Members of the National Assembly;Ladies and Gentlemen: I am honoured [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the 17th Awards Ceremony of the President’s Youth Award: Republic of Guyana programme – October 24, 2015
President David A. Granger: Good afternoon to all the awardees. Fellow Guyanese, I am very honoured to be here this evening to preside over this ceremony; for the first time as patron of the President Youth Award: Republic of Guyana. I am happy too, [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of World Food Day October 16, 2015
President David Granger: “Social Protection and Agriculture”. This is a great motto as we aim to break the cycle of rural poverty. Guyana on this World Food Day, the 16th of October 2015, takes this opportunity to reaffirm its commitment [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, On the occasion of the United Nations’ 70th Anniversary October 24, 2015
Madam Resident Coordinator, Her Excellency Mr. Khadija Musa; Ministers of the Government and Members of the National Assembly; Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Members of the United Nations agency and staff here in Georgetown; Special invitees, Member [...]
President welcomes 12th Chinese Medical Brigade to Guyana – lauds warm Guyana/China relations
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, attended a reception to bid farewell to the 11th batch of the Chinese Medical Brigade and welcomed their replacement; a 16-member team of medical professionals, who arr [...]
First Lady joins Starkey Foundation at Caribbean training session – Foundation plans to make Guyana regional hub
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the second session of the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Caribbean Region William F. Austin (WFA) Community-Based Hearing HealthCare training session at t [...]
Zero-tolerance for human trafficking in 50-year old Independent Guyana – First Lady tells participants at awareness workshop
Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger said that the Guyanese society is scarred and diminished by the blight of trafficking in persons and called on all stakeholders to go beyond hearsay and cultural barriers to ga [...]