Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to the Annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Defence Force January 25, 2018
President David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister and First Vice President, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo; Vice President, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan; Honourable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams; Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan; Ho [...]
Transcript of the address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Presidential Luncheon for Youths, held at State House January 24, 2018
President David Granger: Thank you, Brian, for your hard work in putting this engagement together and thank you all for coming and accepting the invitation. I would like to thank the dancers; I wish I was twenty-three instead of seventy-three, you kn [...]
35 childcare workers, mothers benefit from early childhood development workshop -aimed at providing basic skills for healthy development of children
Georgetown, Guyana-(January 5, 2018) The Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, today, opened the first of a three phase workshop for 35 participants from the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) and its Geo [...]
Bartica teachers, community reps receive STEM training for ‘green’ development
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2018) Twelve teachers from Bartica, along with four community stakeholders, today, underwent a one-day training workshop in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics, aimed at equipping [...]
Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office opened -President says access to justice integral to equality
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 2, 2018) Residents of the Rupununi Region will now enjoy improved access to justice with the opening of the Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office and Courts at Annai, Aishalton and Karasabai. Speaking at the [...]
‘Guyana could become the epitome of peace and love’ -Minister Norton says at Harmony Week Prayer Breakfast
Georgetown, Guyana – (February 1, 2018) Minister of Social Cohesion with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, said that he is confident that Guyana can become a more peaceful and loving country if citizens [...]
Lindo Creek COI will begin to unravel tapestry of criminality from 2000-2008 -President Granger as Justice Trotman is sworn in
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) President David Granger, today, said that the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Lindo Creek massacre, which claimed the lives of eight miners in 2008, will lead to the unravelling [...]
Guyana, Cuba to increase trade, cooperation -As President accredits new Ambassador
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) Guyana and Cuba are well-placed to further strengthen economic cooperation. The signing of an agreement for the export of Guyana’s rice to Cuba and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (Mo [...]
President welcomes UN’s referral of Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to ICJ
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 30, 2018) The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Antonio Gutteres to refer the controversy arising out of the claim b [...]
New land surveyors urged to guard against professional dishonesty
Georgetown, Guyana – (January 29, 2018) Noting Government’s plans to accelerate physical infrastructural development, agricultural diversification, renewable energy projects, agro-industrial processing and affordable housing drives, Minis [...]