President David Granger: What comes from above is a blessing, so as the Book of Psalms says, this is the day which the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it except at Gibraltar we will be wet in it too. Minister of Education, Nicolette Henry, a bona fide Berbician, Chairman of …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Chairperson, Toshao Lenox Shuman; Honourable Prime Minister, Moses Nagamootoo; Honourable Vice President, Sydney Allicock; Ministers of the Government; Members of the National Assembly (on both sides); Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Chairman of the National Toshaos Council (NTC), Toshao Fredricks; Toshaos; members of the NTC executive; distinguished guests; special invitees; members of …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Thank you, please be seated. If at this stage I still need an introduction, I haven’t been doing my work for the past two and a half years. [Laughter.] Dr. William Adu-Krow, Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Representative to Guyana; Mr. Jonathan Adams, I think Chairperson of the Conference today …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Honourable Ronald Bulkan, Minister of Communities; Honourable Dawn Hastings-Williams, Minister within the Ministry of Communities; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Mayor of the City of Georgetown, Ras Aaron Blackman, representative of the Village of Bachelors Adventure on the East Coast of Demerara; representatives of the Islamic, Christian and Hindu communities; distinguished guests; …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Honourable Sydney Allicock, Vice President and Minister of Indigenous People’s Affairs; Honourable Dawn Hastings-Williams, Minister of Public Affairs; Mr. Carlton Beckles, Mayor of the Township of Lethem (always greet the Mayor early so you won’t get thrown out) Chief of Staff, Brigadier Patrick West; Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram, Commander of ‘F’ Division …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Honourable Vice President, Sydney Allicock, Honourable Minister of Public Affairs, Dawn Hastings-Williams; Senior Officers of the Defence Force; Inspector General Colonel Nazrul Hussain; Commander of the Guyana People’s Militia, Colonel Gary Beaton; Senior Superintendent Ravindradat Budhram, Commander of the ‘F’ Division of the Guyana Police Force; Colonel Russell Combe, Security Sector Reform …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 7, 2017) President David Granger has committed Guyana’s support for Caribbean States, which have been affected by Hurricane Irma. Reports indicate that there has been severe destruction and at least 10 dead across the Region. The Government of Guyana stands in solidarity with the people of the hurricane-ravaged territories of the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 6, 2017) President David Granger was, today, paid a courtesy call by Sir George Alleyne, former Chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI). Sir Alleyne is in Guyana to participate in the University of Guyana’s Vice-Chancellor Renaissance Lecture Series, which is scheduled for tomorrow evening. He was accompanied to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (September 5, 2017) The Ministry of the Presidency regrets to announce that the brother of President David Granger, Cesare Francis Granger, passed away at his home at about 15:30hrs today. He was born the third of eight children to the late Chetwynd and Verleigh Granger on October 4, 1937. Up until his …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Chairman, Mr. Marcel Hutson, Chief Education Officer; Honourable Nicolette Henry, Minister of Education; Ms. Viola Rowe, Principal; staff of the Cyril Potter College of Education; officials of the ministry; lecturers; students; members of the media. I asked to come here again; I was here last October 5th if you recall when we …
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