Georgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, presented Toshao of Toka Village, Lethem, North Rupununi, Mr. Delano Davis with a cheque for $200,000 to help offset transportation and accommodation costs for the Toka Village Council to travel to Georgetown to meet with ministers to address village concerns. Minister Harmon …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 04, 2016) President David Granger, through the Minister of Public Security, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan has established a three-member Commission of Inquiry (COI)to probe the Georgetown Prison riot, which claimed the lives of 17 prisoners and left five nursing serious injuries at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation. “We have to determine the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 04, 2016) Political Advisor to the Commonwealth Secretariat, Dr. Tres-Ann Kremer, this morning, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Electoral reform and the Guyana/Venezuela border issue were the main issues discussed during the meeting. Dr. Kremer, in an invited comment, said …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger extends deepest sympathy to the family and relatives of Ms. Alisha Romascindo, who perished in an accident on the Moruca River on February 27. The 16 year old student of Santa Rosa Secondary School was travelling to the Kumaka Market area when another vessel collided with …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2016) President David Granger, today, received the Letters of Credence from H.E. Manuel De Jesus Teles Fazendeiro, inducting him as Non-Resident Ambassador of Portugal to Guyana. The new Ambassador is based in Venezuela. He replaces Ambassador Mario Alberto Lino da Silva. At the installation ceremony, held at the Ministry of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger said that Guyana’s national defence strategy over the next four years to 2020, must incorporate steps, in concert with regional partners, to address the security threats facing the Caribbean. The President made these assertions in his address, today, at the opening of the Guyana Defence Force’s …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2016) President David Granger and the Government of Guyana extend deepest sympathy to the families and other relatives of the 16 prisoners, who perished during a riot at the Georgetown Prison today. The President is deeply saddened at the loss of life and has ordered the immediate establishment of a …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 03, 2016) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, within whose purview the responsibility for the public service sector falls, said that the Government will make the necessary investments to ensure an efficient and reliable public service. Addressing delegates of the Caribbean Sub-regional Advisory Committee (SUBRAC), an advisory body of the Public …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 2, 2016) First Lady, Mrs Sandra Granger, today, met with representatives of Community Care, a Berbice-based home care provider, to explore possible areas of collaboration. Ms. Nikita Wong, Chief Operating Officer of Community Care and Ms. Nickesha McPherson, Care Supervisor at the organisation, met with the First Lady at her State …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 2, 2016) Executive Members of the Guyana Islamic Trust, today, paid a courtesy call on His Excellency, President David Granger at the Ministry of the Presidency. Dr. Sabeel Ahmed, in an invited comment, said that the meeting was successful, noting that the discussions centered on issues such as social cohesion, Islam …
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