President Granger, Mrs. Granger attend 50th Anniversary Mass
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 23, 2016) President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this afternoon, attended a Mass for Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam. The Mass [...]
President meets Guyanese scholar Kelly Hyles
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 23, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with Ms. Kelly Hyles, the 17-year-old Guyanese girl, who was accepted into 21 colleges across the United States of America, including eight Ivy League universities. Ms. Hyl [...]
Transcript of the Address of His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the Parliament of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana May 12, 2016.
The Year of Renaissance Mr. Speaker, thank you for your kind welcome to address the house today as we approach our fiftieth anniversary of Independence. Honourable Prime Minister, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo; Vice President, Ministers of the Government, Lea [...]
Connecting digitally for the Good Life -the ICT sector needs women
By Fauya Cromwell PREVIOUS articles in this series alluded to the meaning of “the Good Life”. This article highlights some of the challenges that women in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) experience as they strive to atta [...]
First Lady opens 5k and 10k Jubilee Road Race
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 22, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, early this morning, opened the five and 10 kilometres Jubilee Road Race hosted by the Athletics Association of Guyana in collaboration with the Ex-Athletes group, which is bas [...]
First Lady honoured by Guyana Action Committee
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 21, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this evening, was awarded for her contribution to the improvement in the lives of the most vulnerable sections of the Guyanese population by the Guyana Action Committee (GAC). [...]
Caribbean’s case for ‘reparative justice’ is righteous; will give our children ‘a better deal’ – President says at CARICOM International Youth Reparations Rally
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 20, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, voiced his support for Guyana and CARICOM Reparations Committees’ calls for reparations from Europe for the trans-Atlantic African slave trade, explaining that a h [...]
50th Independence Anniversary Arch is a symbol of nationhood, renewal – President Granger says at grand unveiling ceremony
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 20, 2016) President David Granger, today, committed to ensuring that Georgetown is restored to its former glory and that the capital city will regain its reputation as one of the Caribbean’s most picturesque and [...]
President Granger joins centenarian for 108th birthday
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 20, 2016) President David Granger, earlier today, joined Ms. Ina Holder, aunt of Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Noel Holder, and her relatives to celebrate her 108th birthday. The President presented Ms. Holder, fondly k [...]
Venezuela crisis: Guyana to take appropriate actions as the need arises -closely monitoring situation
Georgetown, Guyana – (May 20, 2016) The Government of Guyana is closely monitoring the situation in neighbouring Venezuela since reports surfaced suggesting a possible refugee crisis. Yesterday, President David Granger said that Guyana is oblig [...]