Month: <span>March 2019</span>

President Granger remains President until another President is sworn in -Jagdeo’s interpretation of Constitution flawed

  • Posted: March 14, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 14, 2019) The Government of Guyana strongly condemns the continued misinformation being peddled by Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo that President David Granger will cease to be President after March 21, 2019. At a press conference held today, Mr. Jagdeo reiterated that President Granger will no longer be president after March …

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Message of condolence on the death of Mr. Miles Fitzpatrick, SC

  • Posted: March 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 13, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, extends condolences at the death of Mr. Miles Fitzpatrick, S.C. Mr. Fitzpatrick died on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 at his Cowan Street, Kingston residence after a period of illness. He was 83 years old. Mr. Fitzpatrick was one …

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Minister Harmon commissions GLSC $37M New Amsterdam office

  • Posted: March 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 13, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, reaffirmed Government’s commitment to decentralising and improving access to Government services for every Guyanese when he officially declared open the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission’s (GLSC) spanking new $37M office in New Amsterdam, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). At the simple ceremony, Minister …

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President Granger accredits new U.S. Ambassador to Guyana

  • Posted: March 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana (March 13, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, accepted Letters of Credence from United States of America Ambassador to Guyana, Her Excellency, Sarah-Ann Lynch at the Ministry of the Presidency. In his remarks, President Granger reminded that Guyana and the U.S. have enjoyed cordial relations for more than five decades in the areas …

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President calls on GECOM to submit work programme soonest -programme vital to determine Commission’s readiness for elections

  • Posted: March 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 13, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, wrote to Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson requesting that the Commission presents him with a work programme in the shortest possible time. In his missive to Justice Patterson, the President noted it is essential that he is informed …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Accreditation Ceremony of Her Excellency Sarah-Ann Lynch, Ambassador of the United States of America March 13, 2019

  • Posted: March 13, 2019
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I am honoured to welcome you to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. I am pleased to accept the Letters of Credence which accredit you as Ambassador of the United States of America to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. I congratulate you on your appointment. The Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United States of America …

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Commonwealth Rower, Mr. Richard Allen calls on First Lady

  • Posted: March 12, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 12, 2019) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, today, met with Mr. Richard Allen, a Commonwealth Rower, who paddled for 76 days from the Coast of Sierra Leone, West Africa to Georgetown, Guyana. After the meeting held at her State House Office, Mrs. Granger said that “anybody who can sail across the …

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Government condemns Opposition Leader’s inflammatory remarks – calls to breach public order must be rejected

  • Posted: March 11, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (March 11, 2019) The Government of Guyana strongly condemns as belligerent and inciting, inflammatory statements made by Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday at Babu Jaan, Port Mourant, East Berbice-Corentyne (Region Six). The Opposition Leader was at the time addressing residents of Region Six who gathered to commemorate the birth anniversary of …

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