CPA Secretary General calls on President Granger
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) President David Granger, was yesterday, paid a courtesy call by Secretary General of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA), Mr. Akbar Khan, who is currently in Guyana to hold follow-up discussions [...]
Government moves to heighten counter-piracy efforts -in light of recent piracy attack in Surinamese waters
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon said that Government will be heightening its counter-piracy activities in Guyana, in light of the recent deadly piracy attack, which occurred in Surinamese waters on Sunda [...]
“Government will support the private initiatives of citizens” -pledges support for Guyana Carnival
Georgetown, Guyana — (May 11, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this afternoon, reaffirmed Government’s support for all private initiatives aimed at stimulating economic activity as long as it does not interfere with public safe [...]
26 graduates from First Lady’s ICT programme offered employment opportunity
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 11, 2018) A batch of 26 graduates from First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger’s Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) training programme were, yesterday, offered an opportunity to obtain employment at the Nati [...]
Remarks by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, on the occasion of Arrival Day, at Plantation Highbury, East Berbice- Corentyne (Region Six) May 5, 2018
President David Granger: Honourable Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion; Honourable Jaipaul Sharma, Minister in the Ministry of Finance and Mrs. Sharma; Mr. David Armogan, Chairman of the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, our host region; Mr. [...]
Cotonou Agreement successor must transform of ACP economies through investments, ICT -President Granger at Europe Day reception
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2018) President David Granger said that Guyana looks forward to a single, legally-binding successor to the Cotonou Agreement that will open a new era in economic relations between the African Caribbean and Pacific ( [...]
Ministry of Education pledges $6 million to STEM Guyana team
Georgetown, Guyana — (May 9, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a cheque for $636,000 from Minister of Education, Ms. Nicolette Henry on behalf of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Guyana. This sum [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Clerical and Commercial Workers Union (CCWU) Labour Day programme May 1, 2018
President David Granger: Officials; Ministers of the Government, you see we’ve come out here; we have got half of the Cabinet here; Minister of Social Protection, Amna Ally; Minster of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams; Minister within the Ministry [...]
Guyana is open to Indian investors in the sugar industry -President Granger tells India’s visiting State Minister
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 9, 2018)President David Granger, today, informed India’s Minister of State, Mr. Satyapal Singh that his Government is keen on restoring the sugar industry to profitability and is open to cooperation with the Indi [...]
‘Guyana is becoming the land of opportunities’ -Swiss Ambassador to Guyana
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 8, 2018) Non-resident Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Guyana, Mr. Didier Chassot, today, said that Guyana is becoming the ‘land of opportunities’ as he noted that with the development of an oil and [...]