President David Granger: Well, I’d just like to say thank you. It’s the first time I’ve been to Hope Children’s Home (HCH) and I’d like to thank everyone who planned this brief encounter. As you can see, it was focused on Guyana, it was focused on this beautiful land that we have inherited from our …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Well, thank you very much for coming out this morning to welcome my wife, Sandra, and I. I have been here before and I always remember that I was speaking to a group of residents of Surama and it was just after a flood – below the Rupununi has flood and drought …
Read DetailsThank you, please be seated. Your Worship, Madam Patricia Chase-Green, Mayor of the City of Georgetown; Deputy Mayor, Mr. Sherod Duncan; Clerk of the City, Mr. Royston King; Councillors of Georgetown; Officers of the Municipality; members of the media; ladies and gentlemen: Thank you very much for your warm and spectacular ceremonial welcome here. I …
Read DetailsNew York, United States – (September 22, 2016) President David Granger, today, pushed for the partnerships of Consulates and joint commissions to deepen alliances with Liberia and Nigeria even as Guyana looks to deepen relationships with West African States. These bilateral meetings were held on the sidelines of the ongoing 71st United Nations’ General Assembly …
Read DetailsNew York, United States – (September 22, 2016) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that global solidarity is a prerequisite to ensure the stamping out of gender inequalities in keeping with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goal Three, which speaks to the empowerment of women and girls. She made these remarks during a panel …
Read DetailsNew York, United States – (September 21, 2016) President David Granger was the first Head of State to be congratulated this morning by United Nations’ Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a special “High-Level Event on Entry into Force of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change”. The event was convened to specially recognise the deposit of the …
Read DetailsNew York, United States – (September 21, 2016) Guyana’s ‘green agenda’, the Venezuela border controversy and security are at the top of the agenda for a series bilateral engagements being conducted by President David Granger on the sidelines of the United Nations’ 71st General Assembly. Even as the Head of State represents Guyana’s cause with …
Read DetailsGuyana’s Security Sector Reform Action Plan (SSRAP) will soon be operationalized, President David Granger has said following his bilateral meeting with Baroness Joyce Anelay, Minister of State for the Commonwealth and the UN, at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.Since taking office in May 2015, President Granger had indicated that his administration is intent on having …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 20, 2016) The final collection of books donated to a book drive hosted by the Press and Publicity Unit, Ministry of the Presidency as part of the celebrations to mark President David Granger’s 71st birth anniversary was, today, presented to the Mahaica Children’s Home and the Sisters of Mercy of Guyana. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 20, 2016) President David Granger, earlier today, said that Guyana is on the path to creating a global footprint in environmental sustainability as it pursues ‘green’ growth in a ‘green’ economy. The President made these remarks at the 71st Regular Session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly currently underway at …
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