Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (June 18, 2019) Guyanese, The no-confidence motion in December 2018, and the independent legal processes in the courts that followed it, have been of utmost importance to me and the Government. We respect the legal process and the decision of Caribbean Court of Justice as well as the Constitution of the Cooperative Republic …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 17, 2019) Minister of Communities, Mr. Ronald Bulkan said with Georgetown being the hub of business and port activities for the oil and gas industry, the launch of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Crafting of an Urban Development Master Plan, this morning, is timely. Mr. Bulkan noted that an organised …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 17, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, this morning, welcomed an initiative aimed at improving the learning outcomes of children of Venezuelan migrants while fostering social cohesion in several communities in the Barima-Waini Region (Region One). The Government through the Ministry of Education (MoE) is collaborating with the United Nations …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 15, 2019) Director of the Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe said citizens must utilise technology to research and plan to position themselves to benefit from the oil and gas sector, even as the Department continues to engage stakeholders. The Director made these statements during discussions with stakeholders in Bartica, Cuyuni-Mazaruni …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana (June 15, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, assured the Republic of Cuba of Guyana’s solidarity relative to the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the government of the United States of America (USA). President Granger was, at the time, meeting with Cuba’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla; Director …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2019) President David Granger has commissioned a Board of Inquiry (BoI) into the alleged firing of staff at the Department of Public Service. Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings- Williams, today, presented the Instrument of Appointment to Mr. Lance Carberry, who will be heading the BoI. Mr. Carberry has one …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 14, 2019) President David Granger, yesterday, met General Paulo Sergio Nogueira De Oliveira of the Brazilian Army at the Ministry of the Presidency, where they discussed matters of mutual interest. The Brazilian Army General was accompanied by Brazilian Ambassador to Guyana, Mr. Lineu Pupo de Paula and Brazilian Military Attaché to …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 13, 2019) President David Granger, last evening, said Guyana looks forward to strengthening its relations with Russia and particularly to the successful conclusion of agreements relating to investments and the mutual recognition of educational qualifications. “Guyana will continue to collaborate at the multilateral level with Russia in pursuing our common interests, including …
Read DetailsGeorgetown, Guyana – (June 13, 2019) The Office of Climate Change (OCC), in collaboration with the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN), yesterday, commenced a two-day inventory training on reporting Anthropogenic Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions and removals from the Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sectors. The training, which is being conducted at Herdmanston Lodge, …
Read DetailsThe Cooperative Republic of Guyana extends warm congratulations to His Excellency President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and to the government and people of the Russian Federation on the occasion of Russia Day 2019. Russia Day is celebrated annually to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) …
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