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Month: <span>July 2019</span>

Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana at the Accreditation Ceremony of His Excellency Tatsuo Hirayama, Ambassador of the State of Japan 2019-07-17

  • Posted: July 17, 2019
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Excellency, I am pleased to accept the Letters of Credence, accrediting you as the non- resident Ambassador of the State of Japan. I congratulate you on your appointment and welcome you warmly to the Cooperative Republic of Guyana. I ask also that you convey to His Imperial Majesty Naruhito, Emperor of Japan, my best wishes …

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President Granger accredits new Japanese Ambassador to Guyana

  • Posted: July 17, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 17, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, accepted the Letters of Credence from His Excellency Tatsuo Hirayama, accrediting him as the new non-resident Ambassador of Japan to Guyana. President Granger said that since Guyana and Japan established diplomatic relations on June 11, 1967, the two countries have maintained good relations on …

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President meets Opposition Leader on appointment of GECOM Chair – Gov’t, Opposition teams to meet again tomorrow

  • Posted: July 17, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 16, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon, met Leader of the Opposition, Mr. Bharrat Jagdeo at the Ministry of the Presidency, to discuss the nominations for the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). The President was accompanied by Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, while …

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President Granger gifts five NGSA students laptops and printers – at celebration to mark his 74th birthday

  • Posted: July 15, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 15, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon, gifted five successful National Grade Six Assessment (NGSA) students with laptops and printers as he celebrated his 74th birth anniversary. The President was the guest of honour at a birthday luncheon hosted by the People’s National Congress (PNC) at the Baridi Benab, State House …

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President commissions $186M dormitory for tertiary hinterland students

  • Posted: July 15, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 15, 2019) President David Granger, today, commissioned a $186M dormitory for tertiary hinterland students. The dormitory is located in Liliendaal, East Coast Demerara, and will accommodate 120 students from across the country who are pursuing tertiary education in Georgetown. “Government is not content to await the successful outcome of its long-term …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana to the Commissioning Ceremony of the Dormitory for Tertiary Hinterland Students 2019. 07.15

  • Posted: July 15, 2019
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The importance of hinterland educationGuyana’s ‘hinterland’ – comprising the greater part of the Barima-Waini; Cuyuni-Mazaruni; Potaro-Siparuni and Rupununi and some parts of the East Berbice-Corentyne Regions – occupies over three quarters of our country.Our population is small and Indigenous persons living mainly in the hinterland, constitute only about ten per cent of the whole giving …

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Government in Action: The road to the education nation – ensuring equal access

  • Posted: July 14, 2019
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Every child should be able to attend school and complete their education. This is the founding principle of President David Granger’s Public Education Transportation System (PETS).  Shortly after taking office in 2015, the President started this programme in order to combat high drop-out rates and improve education accessibility.  This is a special edition of Government …

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Gov’t accepts ‘interim’ status; will continue to function in the interest of the state

  • Posted: July 14, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 13, 2019) The Government of Guyana has welcomed the Consequential Orders issued by President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Adrian Saunders J. yesterday. The Government accepts that it is an ‘interim’ government but emphasises that Cabinet has not stopped functioning and government must continue to provide public services. The …

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‘Guyana looks forward to continued co-operation with the USA’ -President Granger at 243rd anniversary of USA’s independence

  • Posted: July 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (July 12, 2019) President David Granger, this evening, said Guyana looks forward to continued cooperation with the United States of America (USA) even as he noted that the two countries have enjoyed excellent relations since the establishment of formal diplomatic ties in August 1966. The Head of State was at the time …

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