Month: <span>July 2020</span>

President Granger abides by the Constitution – rejects Nandlall’s wicked and spurious statement

  • Posted: July 14, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (July 14, 2020): The Ministry of the Presidency rejects outrightly the wicked and highly outrageous statement issued to the media by Mr. Anil Nandlall captioned, “The sanctimonious gangster on the prowl… and the clinical insanity continues…” and which accuses President David Granger of hatching a plan to remove Chairman of the Elections Commission, …

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President Ganger swears-in Brigadier Godfrey Bess as GDF Chief of Staff

  • Posted: July 02, 2020
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Georgetown, Guyana (July 1, 2020): President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Guyana, David Granger, this morning, presented Brigadier Godfrey Bess with his instrument of appointment to perform the functions of Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force at a simple ceremony held in the Baridi Benab, State House. Today’s ceremony was two-fold: …

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Address of His Excellency Brigadier David Granger President of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana at the Swearing-in Ceremony of Brigadier Godfrey Bess, Chief of Staff of the Guyana Defence Force 2020.07.01

  • Posted: July 01, 2020
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Command and leadership The Command of the Guyana Defence Force is vested – especially, explicitly and exclusively –under the law, in the Chief of Staff. The Defence Act [at Section 169] empowers the President to appoint an officer to command the Defence Force where it states: The President shall appoint an officer, being a member …

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