January 2018 – Page 4 – Office of the President

Guyana committed to preserving land assets, promoting more efficient mining, logging practices -President Granger says at signing of US$15M sustainable land development project

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 18, 2018) President David Granger, today, committed to ensuring that Guyana preserves its land assets and promotes more efficient mining and logging practices at a signing ceremony for a US$15M project document for the implementation of a four-year Sustainable Land Development and Management Programme (SLDMP). The sum was acquired by the …

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Government committed to reversing 20 years of mismanagement of security sector -President Granger says at handing over of UK Security Sector Reform Programme Report

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 18, 2018) President David Granger, today, pledged his Administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of crime and correcting the errors of over two decades of mismanagement of the security sector. He made these remarks when he received the Report of the Security Sector Reform Project (SSRP), which was presented to …

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State Minister meets with delegation from Estonia

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (January 18, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, was today paid a courtesy call by a delegation from Estonia, which included a member of the Estonian President’s Advisory Committee on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) campaign, Ms. Marianne Mikko, Ambassador-at-Large and Head of UNSC Campaign Task Force, Mr. Margus Kolga, …

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Four distinguished legal practitioners appointed Senior Counsel

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 17, 2018) President David Granger, today, presented four distinguished, long-serving legal practitioners with their instruments of commission, elevating them to Senior Counsel. Mr. Kalam Azad Juman Yassin, Mr. Fitz Le Roy Peters, Mr. Andrew Mark Fitzgerald Pollard and Ms. Josephine Whitehead were officially appointed at a ceremony held in the Baridi …

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New Qatari Ambassador accredited

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 17, 2018) President David Granger, today, invited the State of Qatar to examine ways of investing in the development of the emergent oil and gas sector. He made these remarks when he accepted the Letters of Credence from Mr. Mohammed Ahmad Al-Hayki, accrediting him as the new Non-Resident Ambassador of the …

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Dr. Christopher Bulkan sworn in as new Justice of the Court of Appeal

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 17, 2018) President David Granger, today, reaffirmed his Government’s commitment to ensuring that the judicial system remains independent as he swore in Human Rights Activist and Attorney-at-law, Dr. Christopher Arif Bulkan as the new Justice of the Court of Appeal. In his address at the ceremony, which saw attendance from a …

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New Cyprus High Commissioner accredited

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 17, 2018) President David Granger, today, received Letters of Credence from Mr. Haralambos Kafkarides, accrediting him as Non-Resident High Commissioner of the Republic of Cyprus to Guyana. The new High Commissioner will be resident in Brasilia, Brazil. President Granger said that the relationship between the two countries are founded on mutual …

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First Lady tours newly expanded Doobay Medical Centre -facility aims to provide wider range of medical services

Posted: January 18, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 16, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, was, today, given a guided tour of the new and improved Doobay Medical Centre, located at Annandale, East Coast Demerara, which is known for its leadership in dialysis treatment. The facility is now equipped with a Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) …

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Guyana and the Republic of Georgia to enhance bilateral relations

Posted: January 17, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 17, 2018) President David Granger said that Guyana is looking forward to sharing experiences and expertise with the Republic of Georgia as both countries move to pursue green development initiatives. The Head of State made these remarks when he accredited Mr. David Solomonia as the new Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic …

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Transcript of the Address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Bertram Collins College of the Public Service Graduation Ceremony December 18, 2017

Posted: January 16, 2018
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President David Granger: Permanent Secretaries; Department Heads; Lecturers; but most of all the graduating class of 2017; members of the media, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here this morning although I regret I have not been able to spend more time with the College and with the cadets, but as has been …

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