Year: <span>2018</span>

Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force Judges and Prosecutors Conference, held at the Pegasus Hotel Guyana May 3, 2018

  • Posted: May 08, 2018
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President David Granger: Right Honourable Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth; Honourable Basil Williams, Minister of Legal Affairs and Chairman of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force; Ms. Dawne Spicer, Executive Director, Caribbean Financial Action Task Force; Ministers of the Government; Members of the Diplomatic Corps; Members of the Judiciary; participating delegates. I am …

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First Lady launches 27th Self-Reliance Workshop at Ann’s Grove -to provide entrepreneurship training for 37 persons

  • Posted: May 07, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, opened the 27th Self Reliance and Success in Business Workshop in Ann’s Grove, East Coast Demerara, where 37 participants, over the next five days, will be given the necessary wherewithal to set up their own businesses or expand existing ones. The training …

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President calls on Guyanese to emulate the resourcefulness of their fore parents -as Beterverwagting celebrates 178th anniversary

  • Posted: May 07, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 7, 2018) President David Granger, yesterday, charged Guyanese to become more resourceful and to make the necessary provisions for their future generations as their fore parents had done for them. Speaking at a thanksgiving service at the Bethel Congregational Church at Beterverwagting, he emphasised the need for people to uphold the …

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The church must engage Government on issues of good governance, national development -Minister Harmon said at Love and Faith World Outreach Ministry’s 30th Anniversary Service

  • Posted: May 07, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (May 6, 2018) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, urged church leaders to engage the Government on issues concerning Guyana’s development. He made these remarks on the occasion of the Love and Faith World Outreach Ministry’s 30th Anniversary Service, held in the sanctuary of the church, Dennis Street, Turkeyen. “I ask …

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‘We are richer now with Indian immigration’ -President Granger as 180th anniversary of Indian Arrival observed

  • Posted: May 06, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 5, 2018) President David Granger, today, applauded the contributions of Indian indentured immigrants and their descendants to the building of Guyana, as he noted that the country is now richer, culturally, socially and politically because of these contributions. The President was at the time speaking at the observance of the 180th …

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First Lady, FAO meet to scale-up school feeding programme

  • Posted: May 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 4, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, Mr. Reuben Robertson, to advance discussions aimed at lobbying her support for food and nutrition security in Guyana, particularly the school feeding programme. The meeting, which …

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First Lady receives courtesy call from UNFPA representatives

  • Posted: May 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana — (May 4, 2018) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, received a courtesy call from the Director of the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) Sub Regional Office for the English and Dutch-speaking Caribbean, Ms. Alison Drayton. She was accompanied to State House by Liaison Officer, Mr. Adler Bynoe. The purpose of the meeting, …

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‘The rule of law must be fortified to fight financial crimes’ -President tells CFATF workshop for Judges and Prosecutors

  • Posted: May 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (May 3, 2018) President David Granger, today, declared open a workshop for Judges and Prosecutors from the Caribbean at the Pegasus Hotel, where he said that the rule of law must be strengthened and safeguarded to ensure that the fight against money-laundering and terrorist-financing is successful even as he noted that Guyana …

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