Month: <span>April 2016</span>

Brian Tiwari has no say on government policy – President Granger

  • Posted: April 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2016) President David Granger has made it clear that Businessman, Mr. Brian Tiwari has no say on government policies and appointments. The President, while responding to questions posed by media operatives, earlier this evening, on the press statement, which was released by Mr. Tiwari today, the President made it clear …

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Statement on role of Minister of State to be discussed at Cabinet – AFC raised no objections when roles were determined in January

  • Posted: April 12, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 11, 2016) President David Granger has stated that the concerns, which have been raised by the Alliance For Change (AFC), a member of the governing coalition, with regard to the roles and responsibilities of the Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, will be given due attention at tomorrow’s sitting of the …

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Understanding Climate Change

  • Posted: April 11, 2016
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By Janelle Christian AS WE continue our series, I will this week initiate the discussion on the concept of Climate Change and Global Warming, and its impact on our environment and livelihoods. The objective of this article is not to present the hard science and arguments to prove that Climate Change is occurring, as there …

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President Granger pays final respects at funeral of Mr. Clyde Roopchand

  • Posted: April 10, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 09, 2016) President David Granger, today, paid his final respects to the late Mr. Clyde Raymond Roopchand, CCH, the former Chief Planning Officer of the State Planning Secretariat, at a funeral service, held at the St. Anthony’s of Padua Parish in Buxton. Mr. Roopchand lost his battle with cancer on March …

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President Granger calls for greater security cooperation in the Region

  • Posted: April 10, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 9, 2016) President David Granger has called for greater security cooperation in the Caribbean. The Head of State made this impassioned plea for greater security cooperation, while delivering the feature address at a dinner hosted by the Institute of International Relations (IIR) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) to …

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Government meets with Commonwealth Parliamentary Association – strengthening of coalition government, inclusive governance discussed

  • Posted: April 08, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 7, 2016) President David Granger, Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and Ministers of the Government, today, met with the United Kingdom/Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK/CPA) at the Ministry of the Presidency, where a number of issues including the strengthening of coalition forms of governments and the implementation of inclusive democracy were on the …

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New towns to be named and Regions to select regional flags – as Government pushes for strong administrative centres

  • Posted: April 08, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 07, 2016) Three more towns are expected be named in the coming months as President Granger continues to champion the development of Capital Towns, which are intended to be strong economic centres in all ten administrative regions of Guyana. Speaking on the Ministry of the Presidency’s ‘The Public Interest’ programme, which …

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Master Brewers’ wives, Banks executives pay courtesy call on First Lady

  • Posted: April 08, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 7, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the wives of the Master Brewers Association of the Americas (MBAA) and several women executives from Banks DIH, at her State House office. The group was led by Ms. Sharon Nelson, Human Resources Manager at Banks DIH Limited …

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