Month: <span>October 2019</span>

Stakeholders must work alongside Government to protect the environment

  • Posted: October 17, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 16, 2019) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this morning, said all stakeholders must work alongside Government to ensure that the environment is protected in keeping with the Green State Development Strategy (GSDS). The Minister, made these statements during the final stakeholder’s National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) workshop, which was …

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Citizenship Ministry represented at Statelessness meeting in Geneva -Venezuelan migrant crisis takes centre stage

  • Posted: October 16, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 16, 2019) Technical Officer, Department of Citizenship, Mr. Jermaine Grant, recently attended a five-day High-Level Meeting on Statelessness in Geneva, Switzerland, where he made several pledges to reassure Guyana’s commitment to address the issue. Mr. Grant, who represented Minister of Citizenship, Mr. Winston Felix, on Monday made a presentation to a …

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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 Ute König, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany. 2019.10.16

  • Posted: October 16, 2019
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I am pleased to accept the Letters of Credence accrediting you as Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana. I congratulate you on your appointment and welcome you to Guyana. I ask that you convey to His Excellency President Frank-Walter Steinmeier my best wishes for his personal well-being and …

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President Granger orders CoI into horrific EBD accident

  • Posted: October 15, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2019) President David Granger, has ordered a Commission of Inquiry (CoI) into this morning’s tragic accident at Friendship, East Bank Demerara, which resulted in the death of five persons. The Head of State emphasized that the extremely disturbing accident, saddens him. “I would like you to know that this shocking …

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Police vehicle in fatal EBD accident not part of Presidential convoy

  • Posted: October 15, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2019) The Ministry of the Presidency refutes statements in sections of the media that suggest the police vehicle involved in this morning’s tragic road accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara (EBD), was part of President David Granger’s convoy. The police vehicle, at the time of the accident, …

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Message of Condolence on the death of the five Friendship accident victims

  • Posted: October 15, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 15, 2019) His Excellency David Granger, President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is saddened at the death of five persons following a tragic road accident on the Friendship Public Road, East Bank Demerara, this morning. President Granger expresses heartfelt sympathy to their relatives and friends.

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Government in Action: Avenues of Education

  • Posted: October 13, 2019
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The Government of Guyana is working assiduously to ensure that education and training opportunities are offered to the citizens in order to realise President David Granger’s vision of Guyana becoming an ‘education nation’. Guyanese who are armed with knowledge, innovative ideas and increased access to modern technologies particularly during the coming Decade of Development, will …

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First Lady urges pensioners to remain active in society

  • Posted: October 13, 2019
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First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, this morning, urged pensioners to boost their acquired work experience and skills with technology, so that they will be able to further contribute to the growth and development of Guyana. Mrs. Granger made this plea during a Presidential Brunch held at the Baridi Benab, State House Compound to celebrate the …

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Science education vital to national development -President Granger

  • Posted: October 13, 2019
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Georgetown, Guyana – (October 13, 2019) President David Granger, this afternoon, said that science education is very important to the development of Guyana and as such Government is on a mission to ensure that all schools are equipped with the necessary resources. President Granger, made these statements while addressing the 15th Graduation Ceremony and Dinner …

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