Georgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) After the General and Regional Elections of 2015, many persons, who indicated their deep interest in assisting the Government and fulfilling its campaign promises were appointed to various positions. Some of those persons were not interested in formal employment or receiving remuneration, but were willing to contribute. After some …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) I visited the People’s Republic of China on official Government business in March 2016. The Ambassador of China to Guyana, who was in country at that time, made arrangements for me to meet officials of four companies, which had signalled their intention to make significant investments in Guyana. These …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with representatives of the Hamilton Lashley Human Foundation, a non-governmental organisation based in Barbados, who are currently on a preliminary visit to Guyana in preparation for the Caribbean Children’s Charity Shield Football Tournament, which will be held here from August 20-31. In a brief …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) President David Granger, today, convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Committee at the Ministry of the Presidency to discuss recent developments at the Camp Street prison, where only two out of the 15 prison officers scheduled for the day shift, reported for duty this morning. The Director …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, has categorically denied that anyone from the Ministry of the Presidency has at any time “ordered the CJIAC [Cheddi Jagan International Airport Corporation] to transfer the GA2000 hangar to BK International” as reported by the online news outlet, Demerara Waves. The Minister said …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) Subsequent to the dissemination of the Release below, it was realised that Stabroek News, in its front page Headline of its Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition, also erroneously reported that “Beijing paid for Minister’s private jet riders, Granger says”. In the story, which is carried on page 12 of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 14, 2016) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes the headline of an article, which was carried in the Thursday, April 14, 2016 edition of the Kaieteur News. The headline, which is at odds with the actual content of the article, reads “Private ‘Jet trip’ was paid for by Chinese Govt. – …
Read DetailsHonourable Winston Felix Minister of Citizenship Winston Felix, DSM, MP, was born on October 15, 1951. He attended St Stephen’s Church of Scotland School; the Charlestown Government Secondary School then completed his tertiary education at the University of Guyana, graduating with a Diploma in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Public Management. Felix joined the …
Read DetailsBiography Dr. George Norton is an Ophthalmologist by profession who hails from River’s View village in Region 10 (Upper-Demerara/Upper Berbice). He attained his secondary education at Queen’s College. Following his completion of secondary school, he served as a teacher before heading off to the Republic of Cuba where he studied from 1978-1988. Dr. Norton graduated …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (April 13, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, announced that Mr. Trevor Benn has been appointed Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC) and will commence work tomorrow. Mr. Benn, who was previously a Senior Land Developer at the Commission, was most recently …
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