Georgetown, Guyana – (December 22, 2017) Acting under Article 188 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Guyana, which states that the President has the power to grant any person concerned in, or convicted of, any offence under the laws of Guyana, a pardon, either free or subject to lawful condition, President David Granger has ordered …
Read DetailsBrasilia, Brazil – (December 21, 2017) The Brazilian Petroleum Corporation (Petrobras) has expressed a keen interest in entering Guyana’s burgeoning oil and gas sector. President David Granger explained that this is by no means a new offer, since they were engaged with Guyana in the 80s and in the early 2000s, but indicated that Guyana …
Read DetailsBrasilia, Brazil – (December 21, 2017) The Government of Guyana, today, inked two agreements with neighbouring Brazil as President David Granger’s official State-visit to neighbouring country on the invitation of his Brazilian counterpart, President Michel Temer. The two agreements are the Complementary Agreement to the Memorandum of Understanding between the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and …
Read DetailsBrasilia, Brazil – (December 21, 2017) President David Granger told the 51st Summit of the Heads of State of the Common Market of the South (MERCOSUR) and Associate States that the occasion is an opportunity to reaffirm its commitment to the principles of respect for the inviolability of treaties and other international agreements, respect for …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 21, 2017) Commissioner of the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GL&SC), Mr. Trevor Benn, this morning, announced that plans are in train to set up a National Co-ordinating Committee (NCC) for the hosting of the 17th Session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 20, 2017) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, commissioned a $99M, fully furnished modern living quarters facility for judges and magistrates at Suddie, Essequibo Coast, where he said that the project is part of Government’s investment towards the improved delivery of judicial services and administration of justice in the region. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 18, 2017) President David Granger, today, said that State House is a home for all Guyanese, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or culture, as he hosted a luncheon for leaders from the Christian community in observance of Advent, a season observed by Christians as a time of celebration of the Birth …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 17, 2017) President David Granger, today, commissioned a $21M stelling at Ykinipa Village, Pomeroon-Supenaam (Region Two), which leads from the Akawini Creek into the village after years of residents being forced to traverse makeshift boards along a treacherous path, during the previous administration even as a similar stelling was constructed further …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 15, 2017) In its continuous efforts to advance the disaster preparedness in Guyana, the Civil Defense Commission (CDC) today officially commissioned the Fort Ordnance Primary School in East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six) as an emergency shelter location, which was done under the “Enhancement of Emergency Shelter Capacity to Mitigate Flood Risk in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (December 15, 2017) President David Granger, today, met with the Mayor of Bartica, Mr. Gifford Marshall and members of the Town Council at State House, where he was updated on the projects the Town has undertaken in pursuit of transforming Bartica into model ‘green’ town as the country forges ahead with its …
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