Georgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2016) President David Granger, today, joined with the Hindu community at the Guyana Sevashram Sangha at Cove and John, East Coast Demerara for Maha Shivaratri observances. Though not a calendar holiday, Maha Shivaratri or Night of Shiva is a very significant festival for Hindus in Guyana. It is marked by …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 07, 2016) The three Commissioners, who will serve on the Commission of Inquiry (COI), ordered by President David Granger, were this afternoon sworn in by Chief Magistrate, Ms. Ann McLennan in the presence of Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at a simple …
Read DetailsDr. Barton Scotland: Honourable members, I bid Your Excellency welcome to this, the first session of the Eleventh Parliament of Guyana. We acknowledge too, the presence of the many guests and bid you welcome. Your Excellency, it is the desire of the honourable members to hear from you and we hope that you will be …
Read DetailsHis Excellency, President David Granger: Ministers of the Government: Amna Ally, Minster of Social Cohesion; Minister Annette Ferguson, Minister within the Ministry of Public Infrastructure, residents and citizens of Charity. I recognize Mr. Alfro Alphonso, of course, a prominent citizen; I think he’s running for Mayor, you know. I think he wants to be the …
Read DetailsHis Excellency, President David Granger: Thank you, Pastor Valerie. You know, there was a man named Ray Charles. Before Ray Charles there was a song titled “Georgia on My Mind”, but after Ray Charles sang “‘Georgia on My Mind” nobody else in the whole of Georgia – I mean Georgia itself – accepted the Ray …
Read DetailsHis Excellency, President David Granger: Thank you Mrs. Clarissa Riehl, Chairperson. It’s very dangerous to deliver a feature address at a luncheon – the two don’t go together. It’s either one or the other but I am very happy to be here. Mrs. Pamela Ramsaroop, Eddie Boyer, Thurston Riehl, David and Marilyn, the musical couple, …
Read DetailsHis Excellency Brigadier David Granger: Thank you. Please be seated. Thank you Chairman, Brother Ahmad Baksh; Chargé d’ Affaires, Mr. Bryan Hunt; Shaikh Moen ul-Hack, Imam; Faid Muhammad; Brother Riesa Ali; Brother Makhdum; all members of the executive of the CIOG and MYO; special invitees; members of the Islamic community; ladies and gentlemen; members of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, last evening, charged Guyanese women to be their sister’s keeper and to continue to act and advocate for an end to inequalities as women’s rights are also human rights. The Minister made this appeal to a packed audience including First Lady, Mrs. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, today, emphasised the importance of social cohesion to Guyana’s development, in her message to the devotees at the Shri Samayapuran Mariamma Mandir, Ogle, Greater Georgetown. She also spoke of the importance of unity for nation building and asserted that efforts must be …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2016) The Government of Guyana is exploring its options for medium and long term solutions to the challenges facing the Guyana Prison Service (GPS). President David Granger, accompanied by Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan and Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, visited the Mazaruni Penal Settlement in …
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