Day: <span>August 6, 2019</span>

Forbes Burnham remembered for outstanding contribution to education – at commemoration of 34th death anniversary

  • Posted: August 06, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (August 6, 2019) President David Granger, this morning, said Forbes Burnham, Guyana’s first Prime Minister and Executive President and founder of the People’s National Congress, will forever be remembered for his peerless contribution to national development, particularly in the field of education. The Head of State was at the time speaking at …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at a ceremony to commemorate the 34rd death anniversary of President Forbes Burnham 2019.08.06

  • Posted: August 06, 2019
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Forbes Burnham and education Forbes Burnham, Guyana’s first Prime Minister and Executive President and founder and leader of the People’s National Congress, is remembered for his peerless contribution to national development. Today, above all, we recall his achievements in the field of educational development.Forbes Burnham was born in a colonial society in which schools were …

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Media reports on Haitians inaccurate, xenophobic -Minister Felix urges newspapers to report the facts

  • Posted: August 06, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (August 5, 2019) Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, today, condemned as inaccurate and deceptive, information published in both the Kaieteur News and Guyana Times on the arrival and departure of Haitians travellers to Guyana. The articles have alleged that Haitians are being smuggled, are victims of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and …

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