Georgetown, Guyana – (September 30, 2015) Minister of State, with responsibility for the Public Service sector, Joseph Harmon, has promised the sector much needed policy measures and changes in the coming months, as the Government rolls out its plans for a professional and quality based public service. Delivering the keynote address this morning at the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 29, 2015) Canada has expressed its willingness to support the Government of Guyana with the holding of Local Government Elections (LGEs), the setting up of the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) and the training and development of Public Servants. This commitment was communicated to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon by Canadian High …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 29, 2015 – Small states risk being subjugated unless the international community can demonstrate the capability and commitment to provide an effective deterrent against domination by larger, stronger states. This was President David Granger’s main message during his address to world leaders at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly today. The President …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2015) With just a matter of hours left before President David Granger addresses the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Head of State says his mission will be to call on the UN to offer some form of solid protection for small States. “Guyana has been subjected, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana, September 28, 2015 – President David Granger is confident that a resort to the court to settle the Guyana-Venezuela border claims will yield a ruling in Guyana’s favour. He was at the time speaking at a press briefing subsequent to his United Nations (UN) facilitated meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro at …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 28, 2015) As Guyana seeks to bring a legal end to the 50 year old Venezuelan territorial threat to Guyana, President Granger met with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, last evening. Following the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Greenidge and his counterpart of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, today signed an agreement, on behalf of their countries, which will facilitate visa free travel for citizens, between the two States. The signing took place on the sidelines of the United Nations 70th General Assembly, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) President David Granger said that he is convinced that the outcome would be favourable, in terms of the region remaining a zone of peace now that Cuba has been briefed on the territorial threat Guyana faces from Venezuela. Earlier today, President Granger met with Cuba’s President, Raul Castro, for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 27, 2015) Seizing the opportunity at the ongoing United Nations 70th General Assembly, where more than 150 world Leaders are attending, President David Granger yesterday continued a series of bilateral meetings. Early in the morning the Guyanese leader met with the Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, at the United Nations Headquarters. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September26, 2015) First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger, earlier this evening, held an interactive session with women from the Guyanese diaspora in Brooklyn. During the meeting, which was held at Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn, Mrs. Granger detailed some of priority areas of work, which she will be embarking on in the near future. …
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