Month: <span>September 2018</span>

First Lady urges Region Three residents to prepare for jobs in technology

  • Posted: September 15, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 14, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, urged residents of Essequibo Islands- West Demerara (Region Three) to prepare for new jobs in the area of technology. The First Lady was at the time addressing awardees at that Region’s award ceremony held at the Aracari Resort. Mrs. Granger noted that in …

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‘Guyana’s relations with Mexico remain unshakeable’ -President Granger on occasion of Mexico’s 208th independence anniversary

  • Posted: September 15, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 14, 2018) President David Granger, this evening, said that bilateral ties between Guyana and Mexico remain strong as the two countries have cooperated in the areas of agriculture, disaster management, education, oil and gas and trade. The President was at the time delivering the feature address at a reception held at …

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Religious Freedom is everybody’s responsibility – First Lady

  • Posted: September 15, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 14, 2018) Upholding religious freedom in Guyana is not the sole responsibility of the state but that of every citizen, First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger said Thursday evening when she participated in a Religious Freedom Conference organised by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The First Lady believes that …

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MoTP calls on Kaieteur News to retract misleading article

  • Posted: September 14, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 14, 2018) The Ministry of the Presidency wishes to correct a malicious and misleading article published in the Friday, September 14, 2018 edition of the Kaieteur News, which misrepresents remarks made by President David Granger at his press conference held on August 31, 2018 at the Ministry of the Presidency. At …

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CAL supports First Lady’s “Shoes that Grow” project

  • Posted: September 14, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 13, 2018) Caribbean Airlines (CAL) is partnering with First Lady Mrs. Sandra Granger to transport for free, shoes from the New York to Guyana for her “Shoes that grow” project. A team from CAL, the state-owned airline of Trinidad and Tobago, met with the First Lady today, at her State House …

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Transcript of the address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the community meeting held at Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice September 12, 2018

  • Posted: September 13, 2018
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President David Granger: As always, I’m happy to be on the East Bank because this is a part of Guyana. This is a zone which some people felt God had forgotten for a long time. Sometimes when you go along the coast you can see development taking place, the lights and the roads, and when …

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LGE will be held when due – President Granger asserts elections as an important vehicle for social cohesion

  • Posted: September 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 12, 2018) The hosting of Local Government Elections (LGE) on November 12, 2018 will not be postponed, President David Granger told residents of Sisters Village, East Bank Berbice this afternoon. The President during a community meeting there reminded residents that LGE is a constitutional right which provides the citizens of Guyana …

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Minister of State meets with President of Cricket West Indies

  • Posted: September 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 12, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, received a courtesy call from President of Cricket West Indies (CWI), formerly the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), Mr. Dave Cameron at the Ministry of the Presidency. He was accompanied by Secretary of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) and Director on the …

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President Granger swears in Chairman of Police Complaints Authority

  • Posted: September 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 12, 2018) President David Granger, today, swore in Justice William Ramlall as the Chairman of the Police Complaints Authority, an independent body, which he said can contribute to enhancing public trust in the Force. Speaking at a simple ceremony held at State House, the Head of State noted that the powers …

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First Lady to be Patron of Women’s World T20 Tournament

  • Posted: September 13, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (September 12, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, at the request of the International Cricket Council (ICC), has accepted the role of Patron of the first ever stand-alone Women’s World Twenty20 Tournament to be hosted from November 9-24, 2018. The First Lady today at her Office, met with the Tournament Director, Ms. …

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