President opens Guyana leg of Queen’s Baton Relay
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 8, 2017) The Queen’s Baton Relay officially kicked off today in Guyana on Main Street, Georgetown with President David Granger carrying it from State House to corner of Main and Quamina Streets, where Prime Mi [...]
First Lady says Bereavement Camp widens circle of support for grieving children
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 7, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, expressed gratitude to the Giving Hope Foundation for organising its inaugural Bereavement Camp for children, who have lost a parent or family member as a result of c [...]
Remarks by His Excellency, President David Granger at the Oath of Office Swearing in Ceremony for Puisne judges and Justice of Appeal held at State House on July 19, 2017
President David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and first Vice President; Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards, Chancellor of the Judiciary; Honourable Khemraj Ramjattan, Vice President and Minister of Public Security; Honourable Bas [...]
His Excellency, President David Granger’s address to the nation following the Camp Street Prison fire July 10, 2017
President David Granger: Guyanese, the National Security Committee has met twice in the aftermath of the riot at the Georgetown prison on the 9th July, which resulted in the almost total destruction of the buildings and the death of a prison warden. [...]
RUBIS Guyana supports the Social Cohesion Inter-Village Exchange Camp
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 5, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Inter-Village Exchange Camp will commence on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in St. Ignatius, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region Nine) and today, Minister of Social [...]
OCC successfully hosts workshop for journalists, Government spokespersons -aimed at raising awareness on threats to Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 4, 2017) The Office of Climate Change, which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Presidency, on July 28-29, 2017 hosted a series of workshops for Journalists and Government Public Relations Officers, whic [...]
Apostle Benjamin Smith calls on President
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 4, 2017) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call by Apostle Benjamin Smith from the Kingdom Apostolic Worship Centre in Nassau, Bahamas. The Apostle is in Guyana for the Plaisance Glory Light Tabern [...]
Access to justice in the Upper Demerara Region will improve significantly -as new Magisterial District formally opens
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 3, 2017) President David Granger said that the opening of Guyana’s 10th Magisterial District is not an instruction of the Executive. It is an initiative of the Judiciary and that in itself is a manifestation o [...]
Ministry of the Presidency condemns Opposition Leader’s utterances -aimed at inciting fear and division to achieve cheap political points
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 3, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) firmly rejects and condemns as wicked and dangerous, statements reportedly made by Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at a public meeting in Leonora, West Coa [...]
Safeguard your ancestors’ legacy of liberty and land -President Granger tells Berbice residents at Emancipation Day Cultural Reception
Georgetown, Guyana – (August 1, 2017) President David Granger, today, joined with residents of East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) for an Emancipation Day Cultural Reception where he spoke of the strong agricultural background of freed Africans [...]