Georgetown, Guyana – (August 31, 2015) President David Granger, this morning, met with a special team from the United Nations to discuss his Government’s position on the strained relations between Guyana and Venezuela. Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge and Minister of State, Joseph Harmon were also present at the meeting. The team, which was accompanied …
Read DetailsMr. Joseph Harmon, MP, was born and raised in the West Demerara village of Pouderoyen and completed his schooling on the West Demerara before qualifying to do his ‘A‘ Levels at Queen‘s College. However, because of his circumstances he was unable to take up the opportunity and instead was forced to find employment. He worked …
Read DetailsBrigadier David Arthur Granger, MSM, MSSPresident of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana Brigadier David Granger was sworn in as the ninth President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana on 16th May 2015. He was educated at the University of Guyana, the University of the West Indies and the University of Maryland and attended courses at …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 31, 2015) Chairman of the Guyana Football Federation’s (GFF) Normalisation Committee, Clinton Urling, today met with Minister of State, Joseph Harmon in an effort to garner support for the Federation’s Elite League. Urling, who was accompanied by GFF Technical Director Claude Bolton, GFF Normalisation Committee Vice President Karen Pilgrim and GFF …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 29, 2015) First Lady to Guyana, Her Excellency Sandra Granger has asserted the significance of Arts and Theatre in Guyana, stating that its role in building confidence and providing a space for children should never be underestimated. The First Lady was at the time addressing the audience, this evening, at the Theatre …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August, 29, 2015) The local health care sector has been given a further boost with the addition of 93 newly Cuban trained doctors. The graduates took the Hippocratic Oath, earlier this evening. The oath was administered by Minister in the Ministry of Public Health Dr. Karen Cummings, at a graduation ceremony, which …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) The Indian High Commissioner to Guyana, His Excellency Venkatachalam Mahalingam, today paid a courtesy call on Minister of Governance, with responsibility for Natural resources and the Environment, Raphael Trotman.There, Minister Trotman committed to meeting with the Indian High Commissioner in the near future to discuss possible areas of collaboration. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) President David Granger this afternoon met with a team from Innogen Technologies Incorporated, a company based in Barbados, whose core focus is on the utilisation of energy generated from the sun in households and businesses in the Caribbean. Chief Executive Officer, Vancourt Rouse explained that the company’s main …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 28, 2015) Members of the Indigenous People’s Commission, earlier today, paid a courtesy call on President David Granger. During the brief engagement, the Commission sought the President’s advice on the way forward, since the official life of the body came to an end in April of this year. They have been …
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