Georgetown, Guyana – (July 26, 2016) President David Granger is deeply saddened to learn of the accident, which resulted in injuries to two Cub Scouts from St. Lucia, who are in Guyana for the 14th Caribbean Cuboree. The accident, which occurred on Woolford Avenue, left eight year old Nick Josh Omari Joseph and nine year …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2016) President David Granger, earlier this evening, issued a strong charge to the newly appointed diplomats to make Guyana’s interests and that of its people their first priority, as they take up their new posts. Among these national interests is the Guyana/Venezuela border controversy. The President cautioned, that no deal; …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with Ms. Dorrie Thomas-Crawford, a United States-based early childhood education specialist and teacher, who has been hosting a training workshop for teachers in the Buxton community for over seven years. The meeting was intended to explore the possibility of expanding that training in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2016) President David Granger has once again called on the Georgetown Mayor and City Council to engage the citizens of Georgetown in consultation on critical matters and advised them to avoid the escalation of an adversarial relation between the Council and the people. The President made these comments even as he …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 25, 2016) President David Granger,yesterday, declared opened the 14th Caribbean Cuboree in Guyana at the D’urban Park, noting that the Scout movement has been able to build linkages between the school, places of worship and home, thereby contributing to the development of the character of the young people involved, so that …
Read DetailsThe Cooperative Republic of Guyana stands in solidarity with the people of Germany and expresses sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives and those who were injured in a horrific attack in the city of Munich last Friday. Guyana joins with the rest of the world in condemning this attack, which resulted …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 22, 2016) The Preliminary Report of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) established to probe the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Hadfield Street Drop In Centre, which resulted in the deaths of two young children, was today handed over to Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, at the Ministry of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 22, 2016) Agriculture represents a significant portion of Guyana’s Gross Domestic Product. Moreover, Guyana’s vast land space provides this country with great potential for economic growth through agriculture. With a sizeable portion of the country’s total exports consisting of agricultural products, Guyana is seen as possessing the potential for becoming a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 21, 2016) The leader of a delegation from the United Nations, which met with President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency today, Mr. Ivan Simonovic, Assistant Secretary-General of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights at the United Nations Headquarters, expressed satisfaction with the President’s stance on …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (July 20, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, at the Ministry of the Presidency, accepted Letters of Credence from Ambassador Kim Højlund Christensen, accrediting him as Non-resident Ambassador of the Kingdom of Denmark to Guyana. During the ceremony, President Granger and Ambassador Christensen committed to ensuring that the existing friendly relations between …
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