Month: <span>November 2017</span>

Security sector boosted with China’s US$2.6M communications and transportation donation -President says Gov’t focused on equipping GPF

  • Posted: November 07, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 06, 2017) President David Granger said that as threats to human safety and public security continue to increase in number and complexity, the Government will spare no effort and seek support to ensure that the Guyana Police Force (GPF) is adequately equipped to confront and overcome these challenges at the national …

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Mocha Arcadia to benefit from infrastructural upgrades, water and housing programmes -Minister Harmon says Government will deliver

  • Posted: November 06, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 5, 2017) As the Government of Guyana continues its drive to ensure that sustainable, family oriented communities are created across Guyana, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, said that several programmes in the areas of housing, water and infrastructural upgrades in the Mocha/ Arcadia community have commenced and that these …

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Protect national pride in face of Opposition’s disrespect of President, National Assembly -Minister Harmon

  • Posted: November 04, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 3, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon is urging members of the political Opposition to act responsibly and in the best interest of the country and with respect for its institutions. Speaking at the post-Cabinet media briefing held today at the Ministry of the Presidency, the State Minister flayed Opposition …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the opening of the 71st Sitting of the 11th Parliament 2017.11.02

  • Posted: November 03, 2017
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The common goodIt is my honour, in the exercise of my privilege enshrined in the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at Article 67 (1), to address you today as I have done before, at every new session of the National Assembly. The Constitution states: The President may, at any time, attend and address …

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Get tested early for a fighting chance against cancer – First Lady says as GTT hands over $4.7M to the GCF to wrap up PINKtober

  • Posted: November 02, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 1, 2017) As the Guyana Cancer Foundation (GCF) and the Guyana Telephone and Telegraph Company Limited (GTT) close the curtains on the month-long PINKtober activities aimed at raising funds to support the fight against cancer, First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger reiterated the importance of early detection in the fight against the …

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First Lady encourages Harmony Secondary students to keep on learning

  • Posted: November 02, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 1, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, last evening, encouraged the students of the Harmony Secondary School in Wismar, Linden, Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region Ten) to persevere through challenges, focus on learning and take bold risks as they plan for their futures. Delivering the feature address at the school’s eighth Graduation and …

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First Lady and Linden Mayor discuss potential areas of collaboration

  • Posted: November 01, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 1, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, met with Mayor of Linden, Mr. Carwyn Holland to discuss potential areas of collaboration. The meeting, which was held at the Office of the First Lady at State House, focused mainly on improving youth literacy. Mayor Holland, who was accompanied his wife, …

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Minister Harmon calls for ‘green’ people centred approach to wildlife management -as public consultations begin

  • Posted: November 01, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 1, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, called on the Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission to adopt a ‘green’, people centred approach to the formulation of regulations for the hunting, trapping, protection, conservation, management and sustainable use of wildlife. Speaking at the opening of public consultations for the development …

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Remarks by His Excellency, Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at the official ceremony declaring Lethem a town, held at Lethem, Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo October 21, 2017

  • Posted: November 01, 2017
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President David Granger: Thank you, please be seated. I’m hurrying because I know you all are hot and hungry and I don’t want you to feel that the next two hours will not be passing in the ‘twinkling of an eye’ so you wouldn’t even realise two hours have passed by the time I finished …

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