Month: <span>February 2020</span>

Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana at the Ceremony to Celebrate Education on the 50th Anniversary of the Republic of Guyana 2020.02.13

  • Posted: February 14, 2020
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A celebration, education and the corporation This is a triple event. It is a celebration of Guyana’s statehood, public education and a private corporation’s demonstration of social interest. Guyana became a Republic fifty years ago on 23rd February 1970. The nation assumed full sovereignty and responsibility for its development. The 50th Republic Anniversary is an …

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DG Harmon commissions $57.5M New Amsterdam Immigration Office

  • Posted: February 14, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 13, 2020) Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency, Mr. Joseph Harmon, today, reaffirmed Government’s commitment to decentralising and improving access to Government services for every Guyanese. DG Harmon was at the time officially declaring open the Department of Citizenship’s spanking new $57.5M Immigration office in Canje, New Amsterdam, East …

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‘Guyana is open for business’ – President Granger during Ansa McAl courtesy call

  • Posted: February 13, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (February 13, 2020): President David Granger, this morning, received a courtesy call from Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ansa McAl Group of Companies, Mr. Anthony Sabga III at the Ministry of the Presidency. President Granger iterated the Government’s position that Guyana is open for business and welcomes sister Caribbean states to its …

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Oil tanker Cap Philippe arrives in Guyana’s waters tomorrow -will lift Guyana’s first crude entitlement

  • Posted: February 12, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 12, 2020) Director, Department of Energy, Dr. Mark Bynoe has announced that the Greece-registered crude oil tanker, Cap Philippe, which will lift the Cooperative Republic of Guyana’s (hereinafter Guyana) first one million barrel crude entitlement, will arrive in Guyana’s waters tomorrow, Thursday, February 13, 2020. Guyana is expected to have at …

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Government in Action: The CJIA – enhanced passenger experience through improved infrastructure and services

  • Posted: February 09, 2020
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The aviation sector of any country is critical to its growth and development, facilitating the movement of the travelling public for business and leisure. While significant investments have been made, over the years, to boost the capacity and efficiency of Guyana’s primary port of entry, the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA), since taking office in …

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GLSC partners with UG to launch Diploma in Land Valuation

  • Posted: February 06, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 6, 2020) Minister of State, Mrs. Dawn Hastings-Williams, this afternoon, formally opened the newly launched Diploma in Land Valuation Programme at the University of Guyana (UG), which is being done through a collaboration between the institution and the Guyana Lands and Surveys Commission (GLSC). The Commission is the legally mandated national …

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President Granger commissions Stephen Campbell House – says tribute fitting as Indigenous leader advocated for protection of Indigenous rights and citizenship

  • Posted: February 06, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (February 6, 2020) President David Granger, this morning, attended the commissioning of the Stephen Campbell House located at Shiv Chanderpaul Drive, Bourda, Georgetown. The Stephen Campbell House is the home of the Department of Citizenship, Ministry of the Presidency. President Granger, in his remarks, said it is fitting that the building is dedicated …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger, President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, at the Commissioning Ceremony of the Stephen Campbell House 2020.02.06

  • Posted: February 06, 2020
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Citizenship and protection The establishment of the Department of Citizenship in May 2015 was a positive and deliberate act of state policy. The Department exemplified the importance which the Government attaches to protecting Guyanese citizenship and to preventing abuses which have been occurring with increasing frequency in other parts of the hemisphere. Citizenship of a …

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First Lady encourages CEPAM graduates to seize opportunities for self-development

  • Posted: February 06, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana – (February 6, 2020) First Lady, Mrs. Sandra Granger, yesterday encouraged 25 girls and young women, who participated in a Comprehensive Empowerment Programme for Adolescent Mothers (CEPAM) which was organized by Women Across Differences (WAD), to be proud of themselves and their achievement. Mrs. Granger, during a simple graduation exercise held at the …

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