Georgetown, Guyana – (March 18, 2017) President David Granger departs Guyana today for Brazil to attend the 8th World Water Forum, which is being hosted in that country’s capital, Brasilia. The Guyanese Head of State is attending the Forum on the invitation of the President of Brazil, H.E. Michel Temar and will participate in the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 17, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, at the closing ceremony of the first Self-Reliance and Success in Business Workshop for the year, yesterday, urged the 36 graduates seize upon opportunities to contribute to local and regional food security now that they have been trained to properly manage their own businesses …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 16, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the United Nations Children Fund’s (UNICEF) Representative in Guyana, Ms. Sylvie Fouet to discuss the work that organisation is doing in Guyana and to identify potential areas of collaboration. The meeting was held at her State House Office. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 16, 2018) President David Granger, today, met with a group of disgruntled security guards at New Amsterdam, who were laid off by a private security firm based in Georgetown. According to the workers, the firm has not paid salaries since December 2017. They also complained that they were victimised by the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 16, 2017) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday, received a courtesy call from the Caribbean Partnership Against HIV/AIDS Fund’s (PANCAP) Portfolio Manager, Ms. Lilian Pedrosa and Senior Advisor on the Private Sector Engagement, Mr. Steven Parkinson, at her State House office. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the Global …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: His Excellency, Hailemariam Desalegn President of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia and Chair of Conference, His Excellency, Sam Kutesa, President of the General Assembly of the United Nations; His Excellency, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations; His Excellency, Hu Hongbo, Secretary-General of the Conference; colleague Heads of State and Government; Honourable …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 15, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, who holds responsibility for the Department of the Environment (DoE), today, said that the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS) is not just another document, but rather, it is the vision and the expression of the ambition of the people of Guyana for a …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Mr. Brian Allicock, Chairman of the Upper Essequibo-Upper Takutu Region; Mr. Carlton Beckles, Mayor of the Town of Lethem; Mr. Douglas Casimero, Toshao of Aishalton – our host, without whose permission we would not be allowed in; Ms. Genevieve Thomas, Toshao of Awarewaunau; Mr. Patrick Gomes, Toshao of Mururanau; Mr. Paul Chekema, …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: Mr. Cleveland DeSouza, I would like to thank you for welcoming me into this very pretty village and for arranging for nice rainfall; he knows I like rain, so he arranged to have a little shower, not too heavy. But Toshao, thanks for having me in the village. I appreciate your hospitality. …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 14, 2018) President David Granger, has instructed that an investigation be launched into the accident involving a ‘David G’ boat in the vicinity of River’s View, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) as he this evening visited the four injured students at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC). Injured in the boat accident, which …
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