Day: <span>March 9, 2016</span>
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President accredits new Australian High Commissioner

  • Posted: March 09, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 9, 2016) President David Granger, today, accredited His Excellency, John Pilbeam as the new non-resident High Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Australia to Guyana. The new High Commissioner is based in Trinidad and Tobago. In presenting his Letters of Credence to the President, Mr. Pilbeam spoke of the friendly and fruitful …

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President Granger attends Ordination and Consecration Ceremony of Reverend Father Charles Davidson

  • Posted: March 09, 2016
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President David Granger and First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger today joined the congregation of St. George’s Cathedral to witness the Ordination and Consecration of Reverend Father Charles Alexander Davidson, to the office and work of the Bishop of the Diocese of Guyana. He replaces Reverend Father Cornell Jerome Moss, who passed away last year. Reverend …

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President tackles medium and long-term El Niño preparedness with Ministerial Task Force – Immediate relief for domestic and economic impact continuing

  • Posted: March 09, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 09, 2016) The Government continues to concentrate its efforts on bringing immediate relief to communities affected by the impact of El Niño. President David Granger called a meeting this morning to facilitate increased ministerial collaboration for the scaling-up of plans to prepare for future cycles of dry weather. At the meeting, …

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Government will enforce the laws to ensure gender equality, women’s empowerment – President Granger calls for change in attitudes to women’s rights

  • Posted: March 09, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 08, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, pledged his Government’s commitment to ensuring that the laws and legislations in place to effect gender equality are strictly enforced, and to take action to ensure that Guyanese women are further empowered. The President made this commitment during his address to celebrate International Women’s …

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