Georgetown, Guyana – (June 8, 2017) President David Granger, today, called for an speedy resolution of the issue regarding the European Union (EU) Parliament’s non-support of Guyana’s removal from the money-laundering blacklist and said that the country has done everything to comply with international best practices relating to open, transparent and responsible government. He made …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 8, 2017) President David Granger continues to pursue investment and development assistance for Guyana at the European Development Days (EDD) meetings, currently ongoing in Brussels, Belgium. The President held meetings with high-level officials of the European Union (EU) during which he sold Guyana as a green state in-the-making and one that …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 8, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger commended the 23 graduates of the Buxton Information Communication Technology (ICT) training workshop for persevering and completing the course, at the graduation exercise held, last evening, at the Friendship Primary School, East Coast Demerara. “Young people are doing many things to inspire us, not …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 7, 2017) Continuing his advocacy for the protection of Small-Island Developing States (SIDS), President David Granger issued a call to the international community, particularly the European Union (EU), to support the structural transformations, which are needed to ensure that small-island and low-lying coastal states survive the perils of global warming and …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 7, 2017) In keeping with its policy to ensure an efficient public service, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, within whose purview the responsibility for the Public Service sector falls, said that the Government will make all the necessary investments to ensure Guyanese benefit from a reliable public service. The Minister …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 7, 2017) History was created today, when President David Granger became the first Guyanese Head of State in 42 years to meet the Committee of Ambassadors of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States whom he urged to seek a new covenant with the European Union (EU) so as …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 7, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, held an opening ceremony to mark the commencement of Grade two chef’s training course for her staff at State House, Guyana. The course, which is a collaborative effort between the Office of the First Lady and the Guyana Defence Force (GDF), is focused …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 6, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, said that the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital’s decision to open its Resident Care Facility for senior citizens is another manifestation of its tradition of service to the vulnerable, at a opening ceremony held at the facility’s Pere Street, Kitty location. “The Sisters of …
Read DetailsHis Excellency, President David Granger, the Government and the people of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana stand in solidarity with the people of United Kingdom and express sympathy to the families of those who lost their lives and those who were injured in the horrific attack in the city of London. Guyana joins with the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 6, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes the assertions and opinion expressed by Kaieteur News Columnist, Mr. Freddie Kissoon in his Sunday June 4, 2017 column, titled, “I ignore the narrow-minded mandarins in Guyana; I always will”, in which the Ministry is accused of deliberately omitting his name as a …
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