2018 – Page 58 – Office of the President

Transcript of the address by His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to the Annual Officers’ Conference of the Guyana Defence Force January 25, 2018

Posted: February 06, 2018
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President David Granger: Honourable Prime Minister and First Vice President, Mr. Moses Nagamootoo; Vice President, Mr. Khemraj Ramjattan; Honourable Minister of Legal Affairs, Mr. Basil Williams; Honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan; Honourable Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon; Chief of Staff; Heads of Services; Officers of the Guyana Defence Force; invitees; members of …

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Transcript of the address by His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, at the Presidential Luncheon for Youths, held at State House January 24, 2018

Posted: February 06, 2018
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President David Granger: Thank you, Brian, for your hard work in putting this engagement together and thank you all for coming and accepting the invitation. I would like to thank the dancers; I wish I was twenty-three instead of seventy-three, you know, I could have been there, it really opens your appetite. Mr. Brian Smith, …

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35 childcare workers, mothers benefit from early childhood development workshop -aimed at providing basic skills for healthy development of children

Posted: February 05, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana-(January 5, 2018) The Office of the First Lady, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Protection, today, opened the first of a three phase workshop for 35 participants from the Central Islamic Organisation (CIOG) and its Georgetown District, Women Across Differences (WAD), St John’s Bosco Orphanage and Office of the First Lady at …

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Bartica teachers, community reps receive STEM training for ‘green’ development

Posted: February 04, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 3, 2018) Twelve teachers from Bartica, along with four community stakeholders, today, underwent a one-day training workshop in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) and Robotics, aimed at equipping them with technological skills, which can assist in providing modern solutions to the challenges of transitioning Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region Seven) to the first …

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Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office opened -President says access to justice integral to equality

Posted: February 03, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 2, 2018) Residents of the Rupununi Region will now enjoy improved access to justice with the opening of the Rupununi Magisterial District Court Office and Courts at Annai, Aishalton and Karasabai. Speaking at the opening ceremony, where Resident Magistrate, Mr. Allan Wilson will preside, President David Granger emphasised the importance of …

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‘Guyana could become the epitome of peace and love’ -Minister Norton says at Harmony Week Prayer Breakfast

Posted: February 01, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 1, 2018) Minister of Social Cohesion with the responsibility for Culture, Youth and Sport, Dr. George Norton, today, said that he is confident that Guyana can become a more peaceful and loving country if citizens demonstrated the same respect that they have for religion to other aspects of their lives. The …

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Lindo Creek COI will begin to unravel tapestry of criminality from 2000-2008 -President Granger as Justice Trotman is sworn in

Posted: January 31, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) President David Granger, today, said that the establishment of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the Lindo Creek massacre, which claimed the lives of eight miners in 2008, will lead to the unravelling of the criminal network and exposure of operatives, who were responsible for the reign of terror, …

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Guyana, Cuba to increase trade, cooperation -As President accredits new Ambassador

Posted: January 31, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 31, 2018) Guyana and Cuba are well-placed to further strengthen economic cooperation. The signing of an agreement for the export of Guyana’s rice to Cuba and the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba has …

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President welcomes UN’s referral of Guyana-Venezuela border controversy to ICJ

Posted: January 30, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 30, 2018) The Government of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana has welcomed the decision of the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), Mr. Antonio Gutteres to refer the controversy arising out of the claim by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to Guyana’s territory, to the International Court of Justice (ICJ). …

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New land surveyors urged to guard against professional dishonesty

Posted: January 30, 2018
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Georgetown, Guyana – (January 29, 2018) Noting Government’s plans to accelerate physical infrastructural development, agricultural diversification, renewable energy projects, agro-industrial processing and affordable housing drives, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, charged the eight graduates of the Sworn Land Surveyors Course offered by the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC), to uphold the tenets …

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