Month: <span>March 2016</span>
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President inducts new Portuguese Ambassador

  • Posted: March 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) President David Granger, today, received the Letters of Credence from H.E. Manuel De Jesus Teles Fazendeiro, inducting him as Non-Resident Ambassador of Portugal to Guyana. The new Ambassador is based in Venezuela. He replaces Ambassador Mario Alberto Lino da Silva. At the installation ceremony, held at the Ministry of …

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Guyana’s defence strategy must be in concert with regional peace and security – President tells GDF officers conference

  • Posted: March 04, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger said that Guyana’s national defence strategy over the next four years to 2020, must incorporate steps, in concert with regional partners, to address the security threats facing the Caribbean. The President made these assertions in his address, today, at the opening of the Guyana Defence Force’s …

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President Granger orders immediate investigation into Georgetown Prison disturbances – expresses sympathy to affected families

  • Posted: March 03, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger and the Government of Guyana extend deepest sympathy to the families and other relatives of the 16 prisoners, who perished during a riot at the Georgetown Prison today. The President is deeply saddened at the loss of life and has ordered the immediate establishment of a …

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Government will invest in the public service sector – Minister Harmon

  • Posted: March 03, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 03, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, within whose purview the responsibility for the public service sector falls, said that the Government will make the necessary investments to ensure an efficient and reliable public service. Addressing delegates of the Caribbean Sub-regional Advisory Committee (SUBRAC), an advisory body of the Public …

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First Lady explores potential for collaboration with Community Care

  • Posted: March 03, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 2, 2016) First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger, today, met with representatives of Community Care, a Berbice-based home care provider, to explore possible areas of collaboration. Ms. Nikita Wong, Chief Operating Officer of Community Care and Ms. Nickesha McPherson, Care Supervisor at the organisation, met with the First Lady at her State …

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Guyana Islamic Trust pays courtesy call on President Granger

  • Posted: March 03, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 2, 2016) Executive Members of the Guyana Islamic Trust, today, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, in an invited comment, said that the meeting was successful, noting that the discussions centered on issues such as social cohesion, Islam …

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President Granger confers Order of Roraima on Brazil’s External Affairs Minister – as the two countries deepen ties

  • Posted: March 02, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 2, 2016) President David Granger, who is Chancellor of the Orders of Guyana, today, conferred Brazil’s Minister of External Affairs, Mr. Mauro Luiz Iecker Vieira with the insignia of the Order of Roraima, Guyana’s second highest National Award. The investiture ceremony was held at the Ministry of the Presidency. In his …

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Justice Cummings-Edwards sworn in as member of Judicial Service Commission

  • Posted: March 02, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 02, 2016) Acting Chief Justice, Ms. Yonette Cummings-Edwards was, this morning, sworn in by President David Granger, as a member of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in a simple ceremony at the Ministry of the Presidency. The ceremony was attended by Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, Attorney General and Minister …

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First Lady takes Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop to Barima-Waini – says it has the potential to rejuvenate region’s economy

  • Posted: March 01, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 29, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, launched her ‘Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop’ at the Mabaruma Learning Resource Centre in Barima-Waini (Region One), where more than 40 women will benefit from entrepreneurial and management training. The workshop, the fourth of its kind, is being held under the …

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