Georgetown, Guyana – (March 29, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with Mr. Hamley Case and Ms. Clarissa Riehl who have been appointed to head Guyana’s diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom (UK) and the Canada respectively. Ms. Riehl who departs Guyana for Canada on Friday, April 1, said that the Head of State has …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2016) President David Granger has expressed condolences to Ms. Sarah Paris on the sudden death of her father William Haslyn Parris, CCH. Haslyn Parris was born in Buxton Village, East Coast Demerara, on March 2, 1941 and died at the Balwant Singh Hospital, Georgetown on March 28, 2016, a few …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 28, 2016) President David Granger, this afternoon, took a walk through the National Park in Georgetown to meet with Guyanese who came out in their numbers to fly kites, picnic or just to relax with their families in what has become an Easter Monday tradition. In a brief comment to media …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 27, 2016) President David Granger, today, charged the new Town Council of Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to see their victory at the recently concluded Local Government Elections as an opportunity to collaborate with residents to enhance livelihoods. The President, who was at the time addressing patrons at the Golden Beach, Bartica …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 27, 2016) His Excellency, President David Granger on Saturday, attended the funeral service of the late Mr. Arlington Mortimer Bancroft, a longstanding Guyanese diplomat. Mr. Bancroft was Guyana’s Consul General in Nickerie, Suriname. President Granger offers his condolences to Mrs. Bancroft and her son as he joined the family yesterday to …
Read DetailsSome ideas on green tourism By Corretta Sam THE United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) defines ‘green tourism’ as tourism activities that can be maintained, or sustained, indefinitely in their social, economic, cultural and environmental contexts. In Guyana, because of our tropical climate, green tourism, if properly promoted, would be of maximum benefit to our country’s …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 24, 2016) President David Granger told the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) that the recently concluded Local Government Elections have unshackled the business and economic potential of towns across the Ten Administrative Regions and the Government, as well as the private sector, must ensure that efforts of development are …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 24, 2016) President David Granger, today, met with the children and relatives of the late Winslow Carrington, who served as a Minister of Government in the 1950s. His children started the Winslow Carrington Foundation with the aim of assisting youths to become more employable, while at the same time preserving their …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2016) President David Granger, today, called on the nation to practise the camaraderie and unity displayed during the Phagwah festival every day, when he participated in the annual celebrations hosted by the Indian High commission in Guyana, on the lawns of the Indian Cultural Centre, Bel Air, Georgetown. He was …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 23, 2016) President David Granger and Minister of Social Cohesion, Ms. Amna Ally, today, distributed kites to children in Georgetown and along the East Coast Demerara in preparation for the upcoming Easter celebration. The distribution started at the Buxton Gas Station tarmac, where the Head of State spoke about the significance …
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