Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2015) The Government of Guyana through the Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, has committed to ensuring that the concerns raised in the recently released report from the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, are addressed so that the rights of all Guyanese are protected. The concluding observations …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2015) As was promised by the General Secretary of the United Nations (UN), Ban Ki Moon, a delegation from the UN visited Guyana on Monday and held discussions with Government officials and representatives from the Parliamentary Opposition. Speaking at a post-Cabinet briefing yesterday Minister of Governance Raphael Trotman informed that …
Read DetailsE/C.12/GUY/CO/2-4ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION Distr.: General9 October 2015 Original: English Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Concluding observations on the second tofourth periodic reports of Guyana* 1. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considered the second to fourth periodic reports of Guyana on the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 14, 2015) Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman, today, assured that the Government has a plan of action to buffer the effects of the current el niño weather conditions. The Minister made this announcement at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held at the Ministry of the Presidency. The Minister explained that while the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (October 14, 2015) Minister of State Joseph Harmon, earlier today, met with a team from EON Reality, which is one of the largest global software service providers. The team’s meeting with the Minister was facilitated by Ms. Paula Mohammed and included, the Chairman of the Company, Dan Lejerskar, Business Developer, Rick Serree, Rafael …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 14, 2015) Spain’s Ambassador to Guyana, His Excellency Jose Maria Fernandez Lopez, this afternoon, paid a courtesy call, to Minister of State, Joseph Harmon. In an invited comment, the Ambassador said that his discussions with the Minister were focused on promoting closer bilateral relations between the Guyana and Spain. Some of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 14, 2015) Reports coming from a Ministerial team, which recently wrapped up a visit to Toronto Canada, suggest that Guyanese living in that country, have shown a strong willingness to return home and be involved in the development process. This is according to Minister of Governance, Raphael Trotman who facilitated this …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2015) In keeping with a promise made by, then Opposition leader, now President, Brigadier David Granger; Minister of Social Cohesion, Amna Ally over the course of the weekend, handed over foot wear to students from the village of Parishara, Region Nine (Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo). Additionally, Minister Ally also handed over …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (October 12, 2015) President David Granger was, today, paid a courtesy call by Miss Guyana World 2015, Lisa Punch at the Ministry of the Presidency. Punch will be heading to China next month to compete in the 65th edition of the Miss World Pageant, to be held on December 19. The singer, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (October 12, 2015) – Minister of State, Joseph Harmon was today paid a courtesy call by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Barama Company Limited, Thomas Apun and General Manager, Mohindra Chan at the Ministry of the Presidency. During a brief meeting, Minister Harmon took the opportunity to articulate Government’s position on foreign direct …
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