Georgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2019) Officials from the Smithsonian Institution, today, met with Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon at his office at the Ministry of the Presidency, with a view of expanding collaboration in a number of areas including marine and biodiversity studies. Head of the delegation, Research Scientist, Mr. Michael Braun in …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, met with the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) Resident Representative, Dr. William Adu-Krow, where he committed to the resuscitation of the National Committee on Radiation Emergencies, which has been inactive for more than two years. Dr. Adu-Krow, was accompanied …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this morning, met with Mr. Michael Grant, Assistant Deputy Minister for the Americas in the Ministry of Global Affairs of Canada at the Ministry of the Presidency. During the meeting, the two discussed matters of mutual interest, including the Guyana- Venezuela border controversy; …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 7, 2019) President David Granger will, tomorrow, meet the Chairman and Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) at a consultation to be held at 11:00 hours at the Ministry of the Presidency. In a letter addressed to GECOM’s Chairman, Justice (Ret’d) James Patterson, Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, writing …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 6, 2019) President David Granger, following a meeting with Opposition Leader, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo, this morning, said Guyana is not in a crisis. “There is no crisis. There are issues which have to be resolved and most of those issues will depend on what I hear from GECOM [Guyana Elections Commission] …
Read DetailsPresident David Granger: I am happy to say that the engagement between the Government side and the Opposition side was very useful and very fruitful. Both sides are working towards the solution of the issues which now confront us and I think we had a very positive approach. As you know there are four processes …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 5, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency firmly condemns as false and malicious an article published today by News 9 Paper claiming that President David Granger had been involved in an accident this morning. This report, “President’s convoy crashes; one dead, David A. Granger ‘loses’ leg” is patently false. Neither the …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 4, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, issued a call on the Guyana Wildlife Conservation and Management Commission (GWCMC) and the Department of Environment to ensure that the necessary laws and regulations are stringently implemented to protect the country’s wildlife and maritime resources. He also took the opportunity to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, this evening, presented the letter of permission for Linden, Upper Demerara- Berbice (Region Ten) to operate its own television station. The document was presented to the town’s Mayor, Ms. Waneka Arrindell and was in keeping with a commitment made by the Minister of …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (March 3, 2019) Minister of State, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, promised the residents of Victory Valley, Upper Demerara- Berbice (Region Ten) that the Linden Johnson Community Centre, which was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin over the weekend, will be rebuilt by the Government of Guyana in the coming months. During …
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