Statement by Minister of State, Hon. Joseph Harmon on the appointment of Brian Tiwarie as Advisor
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) After the General and Regional Elections of 2015, many persons, who indicated their deep interest in assisting the Government and fulfilling its campaign promises were appointed to various positions. Some of thos [...]
Statement by Minister of State, Hon. Joseph Harmon on mode of travel while in China
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) I visited the People's Republic of China on official Government business in March 2016. The Ambassador of China to Guyana, who was in country at that time, made arrangements for me to meet officials of four compa [...]
Guyana to host football tournament organised by Barbadian NGO
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with representatives of the Hamilton Lashley Human Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based in Barbados, who are currently on a preliminary visit to Guyana in preparat [...]
President orders joint services to augment security at Camp St prison
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) President David Granger, today, convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss recent developments at the Camp Street prison, where only two out of t [...]
No one at the Ministry of the Presidency ‘ordered CJIAC to hand GA2000 hangar to Tiwarie’ – proposal by Tiwarie considered during previous administration
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, has categorically denied that anyone from the Ministry of the Presidency has at any time "ordered the CJIAC [Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation] to transfer the G [...]
Immediate correction of misleading Stabroek News article and headline called for by MOTP
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) Subsequent to the dissemination of the Release below, it was realised that Stabroek News, in its front page Headline of its Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition, also erroneously reported that "Beijing paid for Minis [...]
Ministry of the Presidency calls for an immediate correction of misleading Kaieteur News headline
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes the headline of an article, which was carried in the Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition of the Kaieteur News. The headline, which is at odds with the actual content of the art [...]
Honourable Winston Felix Minister of Citizenship
Honourable Winston Felix Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, DSM, MP, was born on October 15, 1951. He attended St Stephen’s Church of Scotland School; the Charlestown Government Secondary School then completed his tertiary education at the Unive [...]
Honourable Dr. George Norton Minister of Social Cohesion
Biography Dr. George Norton is an Ophthalmologist by profession who hails from River’s View village in Region 10 (Upper-Demerara/Upper Berbice). He attained his secondary education at Queen’s College. Following his completion of secondary [...]
New Commissioner and CEO of GL&SC to start work tomorrow – Minister Harmon meets with Board
Georgetown, Guyana – (April 13, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, announced that Mr. Trevor Benn has been appointed Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) and will commen [...]