Year: <span>2017</span>

‘Guyana will uphold the principle of people before profits’ -President Granger at High-Level Side Event on Combating Pollution in the Extractive Industries

  • Posted: December 05, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (December 5, 2017) President David Granger, yesterday, addressed the High level Event on Combating Pollution in the Extractive Industries at the United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, where he said that the people must come before any profits as the world’s natural resources are the patrimony of all humanity even as …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Saint Stanislaus College Graduation Ceremony, held at National Cultural Centre November 17, 2017

  • Posted: December 04, 2017
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President David Granger: This is a very happy congregation today. You all are very glad to graduate. Chief Education Officer, Mr. Marcel Hutson; Chairman of Saint Stanislaus Board of Governors, Mr. Chris Fernandes and other executive members of the Board; executive members of the various alumni associations; Principal of Saint Stanislaus College, Ms. Paulette Merrill; …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Green State Development Strategy Multi-stakeholder Expert Group Conference, held at the Ramada Princess Hotel, November 22, 2017

  • Posted: December 04, 2017
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President David Granger: Ms. Ndibi Schwiers, Director of the Department of Environment; Ms. Adriana Zacarias Farah, Regional Coordinator-Resource Efficiency, United Nations Environment; distinguished guests; members of the media; ladies and gentlemen: Guyanese are proud of their country. Our National Anthem sings of a land of rivers and plains, “made rich by the sunshine, and lush …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at the Commissioning of Cuyuni-Mazaruni Regional Radio Station (Radio Bartica), held at the Bartica Learning Centre November 18, 2017

  • Posted: December 04, 2017
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President David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister and First Vice President, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo and Mrs. Sita Nagamootoo; Vice President Sydney Allicock; Ministers of the Government; Chairman of the Cuyuni-Mazaruni Region, Mr Gordon Bradford; Mayor of Bartica and Members of the Town Council; other Regional and Municipal officials; Chief Executive Officer of the Guyana Telephone and …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at the St. Rose’s High School Graduation Ceremony: Class of 2017 held at the National Cultural Centre November 15, 2017

  • Posted: December 02, 2017
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President David Granger: Alumni representatives; special invited guests; parents; graduating class of 2017; members of the media; ladies and gentlemen:This is an auspicious year for the Saint Rose’s High School. I congratulate the school first of all on the celebration of its 170th Anniversary this year. When you are one hundred and seventy-years old you …

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Remarks by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Guyana Veterans Legion at Coghlan House, Carifesta Avenue

  • Posted: December 02, 2017
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President David Granger: The Guyana Veterans Legion, Colonel Gomes and other officials and members of the Guyana Veterans Legion; Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana; distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen; members of the media. Forty-eight hours ago, across the way at Queen’s College, Briana Chandaband and Marlon Benn, the two youngest students at Queen’s …

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Outgoing Cuba Ambassador lauds open-door policy -during farewell courtesy call on President, State Minister

  • Posted: November 30, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 29, 2017) Outgoing Cuba Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Julio Cesar Gonzalez Marchante, today, lauded the Guyana Government’s open-door policy, during a farewell courtesy call he paid on President David Granger at State House. The Ambassador also paid a courtesy call on Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, at the Ministry of …

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Guyana has much to learn from Germany in clean energy transition

  • Posted: November 30, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 29, 2017) President David Granger said that as Guyana pursues the goal of full renewable energy use by 2025, it looks forward to learning from Germany’s considerable experience in energy transition, noting that both countries are deeply concerned about the threats posed to humanity by climate change, environmental degradation and the …

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New Colombian Ambassador accredited

  • Posted: November 30, 2017
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Georgetown, Guyana – (November 29, 2017) President David Granger, today, accepted Letters of Credence from His Excellency Dr. Alfonso Múnera Cavadia accrediting him the new Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Guyana. Speaking at the Accreditation Ceremony, which was held at State House, President Granger said that relations between the two countries are based …

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