Georgetown, Guyana – (August 8, 2017) The Queen’s Baton Relay officially kicked off today in Guyana on Main Street, Georgetown with President David Granger carrying it from State House to corner of Main and Quamina Streets, where Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo received it. The Head of State was accompanied by President of the Guyana Olympic …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 7, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, expressed gratitude to the Giving Hope Foundation for organising its inaugural Bereavement Camp for children, who have lost a parent or family member as a result of cancer or suicide. The opening ceremony for the one-week camp, which caters to children between the …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo and first Vice President; Justice Yonnette Cummings-Edwards, Chancellor of the Judiciary; Honourable Khemraj Ramjattan, Vice President and Minister of Public Security; Honourable Basil Williams, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs; Honourable Joseph Harmon, Minister of State; Honourable Justice Alison Roxane George-Wiltshire, Chief Justice; Members of the …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Guyanese, the National Security Committee has met twice in the aftermath of the riot at the Georgetown prison on the 9th July, which resulted in the almost total destruction of the buildings and the death of a prison warden. The National Security Committee (NSC) received up to date reports on the death, …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 5, 2017) The Ministry of Social Cohesion’s Inter-Village Exchange Camp will commence on Sunday, August 13, 2017 in St. Ignatius, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo Region (Region Nine) and today, Minister of Social Cohesion, Dr. George Norton, was on hand to receive a cheque for an undisclosed amount from RUBIS Guyana Incorporated’s Sales …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 4, 2017) The Office of Climate Change, which falls under the purview of the Ministry of the Presidency, on July 28-29, 2017 hosted a series of workshops for Journalists and Government Public Relations Officers, which focused on the communication and dissemination of information on the country’s steps to mitigating and adapting …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 4, 2017) President David Granger, today, received a courtesy call by Apostle Benjamin Smith from the Kingdom Apostolic Worship Centre in Nassau, Bahamas. The Apostle is in Guyana for the Plaisance Glory Light Tabernacle’s 47th anniversary celebrations. He was accompanied to State House by Apostle Ken Griffith, Apostle Jason Yorrick, Ms. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 3, 2017) President David Granger said that the opening of Guyana’s 10th Magisterial District is not an instruction of the Executive. It is an initiative of the Judiciary and that in itself is a manifestation of the independence, which this critical branch of Government enjoys under the current administration. Speaking at …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 3, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency (MotP) firmly rejects and condemns as wicked and dangerous, statements reportedly made by Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at a public meeting in Leonora, West Coast Demerara on Sunday. The Opposition Leader appears to be bent on inciting fear and division even …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (August 1, 2017) President David Granger, today, joined with residents of East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) for an Emancipation Day Cultural Reception where he spoke of the strong agricultural background of freed Africans, which provided them with the means to purchase their own lands and spark the beginning of the village movement in …
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