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Transcript of the address by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, On the occasion of the United Nations’ 70th Anniversary October 24, 2015

Posted: June 16, 2016
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Madam Resident Coordinator, Her Excellency Mr. Khadija Musa; Ministers of the Government and Members of the National Assembly; Members of the Diplomatic Corps;Members of the United Nations agency and staff here in Georgetown; Special invitees, Members of the media, Ladies and gentlemen: I thought I had gotten over my 70th birthday celebrations two months ago, …

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President welcomes 12th Chinese Medical Brigade to Guyana – lauds warm Guyana/China relations

Posted: June 16, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2016) President David Granger, this evening, attended a reception to bid farewell to the 11th batch of the Chinese Medical Brigade and welcomed their replacement; a 16-member team of medical professionals, who arrived in Guyana two days ago. The reception was organised by the Chinese Embassy in Georgetown. First Lady, …

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First Lady joins Starkey Foundation at Caribbean training session – Foundation plans to make Guyana regional hub

Posted: June 15, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, attended the second session of the Starkey Hearing Foundation’s Caribbean Region William F. Austin (WFA) Community-Based Hearing HealthCare training session at the Pegasus Hotel. The Foundation is training health care providers from 14 countries over three days and is outfitting more than 60 …

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Zero-tolerance for human trafficking in 50-year old Independent Guyana – First Lady tells participants at awareness workshop

Posted: June 14, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2016) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger said that the Guyanese society is scarred and diminished by the blight of trafficking in persons and called on all stakeholders to go beyond hearsay and cultural barriers to gather evidence that will lead to prosecution of those that perpetrate this heinous act. She …

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First Lady takes Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to Bartica

Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 13, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, launched the Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in the town of Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7), where more than 25 women will over the next week benefit from training that is expected to help improve their business management skills. During brief remarks …

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Main Street, Hopetown rehabilitated through Regional and self-help effort -Social Cohesion Minister re-commissions thoroughfare

Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 12, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, this afternoon, re-commissioned the newly rehabilitated Main Street in Hopetown, West Coast Berbice, Mahaica-Berbice (Region Five) at a small dedication ceremony hosted at the location. “I am quite happy to be here among the residents of Hopetown today to celebrate the rehabilitative …

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Minister Harmon tells young leaders to be ‘Doers’ – Youth Leadership Training Programme graduation ceremony

Posted: June 13, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 12, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, charged 57 graduates of the Youth Leadership Training Programme, organised by the Office of the Presidential Adviser on Youth Empowerment and the Department of Youth, at the Madewini Training Centre to be ‘doers’ and not just talkers for the development of Guyana. …

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Government in Action – Stand up for Country… citizens urged amid Veneuela’s aggression

Posted: June 10, 2016
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The mighty Essequibo has been the heart of an age old unsubstantiated claim on Guyana’s sovereign territory Venezuela, which spans over 170 years, beginning in the year 1840 when the British Government felt it was necessary to demarcate British Guiana’s borders. German surveyor Robert Schomburgk on request from the British Government was hired to conduct …

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President attends funeral of former Public Works Minister, Jules Kranenburg

Posted: June 10, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 10, 2016) President David Granger, today, attended the funeral service of the late Mr. Jules Richard Kranenburg, a former Minister of Public Works and Communications with responsibility for transport under the Hugh Desmond Hoyte administration. The service was held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Brickdam, Stabroek. Mr. Kranenburg …

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President receives cross-stitched portrait

Posted: June 10, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 9, 2016) President David Granger was, today, presented with a portrait of himself cross-stitched with embroidery thread by Mrs. Carolyn Moffat, a huge fan of the Head of State. Mrs. Moffat was accompanied to the Ministry of the Presidency by her husband, Mr. Vibert Moffat. The President expressed his appreciation to …

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