2,006 persons repatriated to Guyana since May
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 31, 2020) The Government of Guyana through the collaborative efforts of the National COVID-19 Task Force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health and the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) h [...]
Message of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha 2020
Eid-ul-Adha – the feast of the sacrifice – is a scared festival that commemorates the Prophet Ibrahim’s unshakeable faith and unwavering obedience to Allah’s command to sacrifice his beloved son Ishmael. Eid-ul-Adha is observe [...]
President Granger commissions Guyana’s first Infectious Diseases hospital
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 30, 2020) President David Granger, this morning, commissioned Guyana’s first Infectious Diseases hospital at Liliendaal, Greater Georgetown, which will serve as the premier institution for the quarantining and i [...]
Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Opening ceremony of the National Infectious Diseases Hospital 2020.07.30
A decade for public health Today, 30th July 2020, marks the 141st day since the death of ‘Patient Zero’ on 11th March. Today, we remember the twenty citizens who have died from symptoms associated with the coronavirus (Covid-19) disease. [...]
President, First Lady tested for COVID-19
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 28, 2020) President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger were on Monday tested for the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). In an invited comment, President Granger urged Guyanese to adhere to the v [...]
Message of condolence on the death of former Barbados PM Owen Arthur
Georgetown, Guyana (July 27, 2020): His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of former Prime Minister of Barbados, Mr. Owen Seymour Arthur. He was 70 years old. Mr. Arthur, who served as [...]
President Granger saddened at death of Mr. Francis Ferreira
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2020) His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of Guyanese sculptor and artist, Mr. Francis Ferreira. Mr. Ferreira died on Monday, July 6, 2020. For m [...]
President Granger saddened at death of Ms. Sheila Chapman
Georgetown, Guyana (July 17, 2020): His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of founding member and past president of the Guyana Association of Women Lawyers (GAWL), Ms. Sheila Chapman. M [...]
President Granger offers condolences on death of Dr. George Simon, AA.
Georgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2020) His Excellency, David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana is saddened at the death of Guyanese archaeologist and artist, Dr. George Simon, AA. Dr. Simon, 73, died in Spain where he was r [...]
Gov’t regrets decision by US Department of State
Georgetown, Guyana (July 15, 2020): The Executive arm of Government regrets the decision taken by the United States Department of State. The matter affecting the outcome of Guyana’s elections is still before courts, which is entirely the respo [...]