Year: <span>2016</span>

President Granger meets with Commonwealth Secretary General

  • Posted: April 25, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 24, 2016) President David Granger, on Friday, April 22, 2016 met with the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Baroness Patricia Scotland. The meeting took place at the United Nations Headquarters where both the President and the Commonwealth Secretary General were attending the signing ceremony of the historic Paris Agreement. President Granger …

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President Granger meets with Italian Prime Minister

  • Posted: April 25, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 24, 2016) President David Granger held talks with Italian Prime Minister, Matteo Renzi, on Friday, April 22, 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting between the two leaders took place on the margins of the Signing Ceremony of the Paris Agreement. The President of Guyana shared with …

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Government takes ‘Meet the Public Day’ to East Berbice-Corentyne – Residents overwhelmed by ‘government’s interest’ in their affairs

  • Posted: April 23, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 22, 2016) The Ministry of the Presidency, in collaboration with other state agencies, Ministries and organisations, today, took its ‘mobile government’ or the ‘Meet the Public’ Day forum to the people of East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). The event, which took place on the lawns of State House, New Amsterdam, saw the …

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National Statement Paris Agreement Signature Ceremony Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana.

  • Posted: April 22, 2016
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The Cooperative Republic of Guyana is pleased to have joined other parties this morning in signing the Paris Agreement of 12th December, 2015. We acknowledge:• the leadership of the government of the French Republic;• the stewardship of the Secretary General of the United Nations;• the partnerships forged by the Executive Secretary of the United Nations …

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Minister Ally engages educators on promoting social cohesion in schools – charges teachers to ‘teach children to love each other’

  • Posted: April 22, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 21, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, this morning, told education officials and head teachers in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) that they have an important role to play in creating an enabling environment in schools that can foster social cohesion. The Minister made these remarks in her opening address …

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May 12 deadline set for D’urban Park Development Project – Minister confident he has resources to meet time limit

  • Posted: April 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 21, 2016) Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr. David Patterson, this morning, said that the outstanding works at the D’urban Park Development Project site will be completed by May 12, in time for Guyana’s fiftieth anniversary celebrations. The Minister announced this deadline at a press conference he hosted at the Ministry of …

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President visits centenarian who turns 105 next month

  • Posted: April 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 21, 2016) President David Granger, this morning, visited the home of Mrs. Olive Blackmore, who will reach the mile stone of 105 years old next month, in Cummings Street, Georgetown. She was born on May 23, 1911 in Charlestown and is the mother of 10 children, eight of whom are alive. …

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Minister Ally engages entertainment community to ‘big up social cohesion’

  • Posted: April 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 20, 2016) Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, this morning, engaged members of the entertainment fraternity to “big up social cohesion”, declaring that she was eager to see the benefits that would accrue from partnering with them as they are able to reach the public in their comfort zone. Minister …

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Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes pays courtesy call on President Granger

  • Posted: April 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 20, 2016) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call from Brazilian Cardinal, Claudio Hummes and Head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Georgetown, Bishop Francis Alleyne, OSB, at the Ministry of the Presidency. During the meeting, the Catholic Church’s emerging initiative ‘Ecclesial Pan Amazon Network’, which aims to raise awareness …

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President Granger to attend UN’s Paris Climate Agreement Signing Ceremony

  • Posted: April 21, 2016
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Georgetown, Guyana – (April 20, 2016) President David Granger will travel to the United Nations Headquarters in New York tomorrow to participate in UN’s Paris Climate Agreement Signing Ceremony on April 22, 2016. The high-level signature ceremony is expected to focus on highlighting how all actors of society and economy can accelerate action, learn from …

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