June 2017 – Page 5 – Office of the President

UK’s security reform project will significantly improve national crime-fighting policies -President Granger at reception in honour of Queen’s birthday

Posted: June 16, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2017) President David Granger saluted Britain’s support for the development of Guyana’s security sector and its struggle to preserve its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Head of State said that the re-engagement between the two countries on the re-implementation of reforms in the security sector is a welcomed development, which …

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First Lady commends librarians on completion of Library Management Workshop

Posted: June 15, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger said that she is confident that the librarians, who completed the Guyana Library Association’s Library Management Workshop, yesterday, are now better equipped with the technological knowledge and skills pertinent to efficiently meeting the modern information needs of clients in a digital era. The First …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger at the Swearing-in Ceremony of the Ombudsman May 17, 2017

Posted: June 15, 2017
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President David Granger: Honourable Khemraj Ramjattan, Minister of Public Security; Honourable Raphael Trotman, Minister of Natural Resources; Honourable Joseph Harmon, Minister of State; Justice Winston Patterson, Ombudsman of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana; Mr. Reginald Brotherson, Permanent Secretary, the Department of the Public Service; members of Justice Patterson’s family; members of the media; ladies and …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger at the Swearing-in Ceremony of Justices of the Court of Appeal held at State House May 17, 2017

Posted: June 15, 2017
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President David Granger: Chancellor of the Judiciary, Justice Yonette Cummings-Edwards; Minister of State, Honourable Joseph Harmon; Chief Justice, Roxane George; Justice of Appeal, Justice Dawn Gregory; Members of the Judiciary; distinguished guests; members of the media; ladies and gentlemen.Allow me to join in congratulating Justices Dawn Gregory and Roxane George on their elevation in the …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger, Commissioning Ceremony of Guyana’s 50th Independence Anniversary Arch at the Cummings Lodge, Greater Georgetown May 13, 2017

Posted: June 15, 2017
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President David Granger: Members of the media. I’m very grateful for the sunshine – this is our monsoon season here in Guyana; the only thing that doesn’t fail is the May-June rains, so I’m very happy that we have a few hours of sunshine. Ladies and gentlemen, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana welcomes the erection …

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PAC to act on Kaieteur mining prevention recommendations – as Joint Services conclude operation

Posted: June 15, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2017) The Protected Areas Commission (PAC) is examining the recommendations made by the Joint Services team, which the Government of Guyana had deployed to the Kaieteur National Park (KNP) to clamp down on mining in Protected Areas, following the end of the operation on Monday. Commissioner of the Protected Areas …

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President proposes plan to address Indigenous Peoples’ concerns on Lands Commission

Posted: June 15, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2017) President David Granger has proposed a five-point intervention to ensure that the work of the Lands Commission of Inquiry meets the needs and address the concerns of all stakeholders. During a meeting with executive members of the Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) at State House, today, the Head of State …

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Former UNFPA Executive Director remembered for his Family Planning advocacy

Posted: June 15, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, said that she was struck by former Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the late Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin’s commitment to women’s rights and empowerment, his advocacy of family planning and the reduction of teenage pregnancy, cervical cancer and the elimination …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger at the Europe Day Cocktail Reception held at the Georgetown Club May 8, 2017

Posted: June 14, 2017
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President David Granger: Honourable Chief Justice, Mrs. Roxane George; members of the Diplomatic Corps, distinguished guests; European citizens; members of the media; ladies and gentlemen: I think the Speaker, Prime Minister and other members of the National Assembly are in session and this may explain their absence from this event this evening. The Cooperative Republic …

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Remarks by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger on the occasion of the Arrival Day and the 179th Anniversary of Indian Arrival in Guyana at Plantation Highbury, East Bank Berbice May 5, 2017

Posted: June 14, 2017
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President David Granger: Thank you for that energetic introduction Charrandas. Honourable Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo; Honourable Samuel Hinds former President and Prime Minister; Dr. George Norton, Minister of Social Cohesion; Mr. Ronald Bulkan, Minister of Communities; Mr. Dominic Gaskin, Minister of Business; Honourable Dawn Hastings, Minister within the Ministry of Communities -we have the whole …

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